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A concise Welsh–English dictionary compiled to aid readers of medieval Welsh literature, concentrating on words current around the time of the 1588 Bible translation. The editor explains sources and methods, drawing on earlier lexicons and scholarly aids to correct, condense, and supplement previous translations. The volume opens with the Welsh alphabet and lists of personal and place names, then presents alphabetized headwords with English equivalents, variant forms, derivations, and brief usage notes. Entries include geographic and proper-name forms as well as common vocabulary, offering a practical reference for understanding historical Welsh texts.

C.

Caban, a cottage, a cabin of a ship.

Cabidwl, chapter, consistory, council-house; cabidyldy, a convocation-house, chapter-house.

Cabl, cabledd, blasphemy; cablu, to blaspheme; cablus, blasphemous.

Cablyd, dydd Iau Cablyd, Maundy or Shear Thursday.

Cabol, smooth; caboli, to smooth; cabolfaen, a smoothing-stone.

Cabrytai, boor, clown.

Caca, ordure.

Cacen, cake; loose woman.

Cacwn, wasps; cacynen, a wasp.

Câch, a turd, dung, excrements; cachad, a mad foolish doating fellow, slothful; cachadydd, cachgi, coward.

Câd, a war, battle, fight; cadeithi, wars; cadfa, the field or place where two armies fight; cad-farch, a war-like horse; cadgno, a sword; cadell, defence, army; cadeithi, qualities; cadgi, mastiff; cadgyffro, insurrection; cadlys, a garrison; cadofydd, strategist; cadorfod, conflict; catrawd, regiment.

Cadach, cader, clout, kerchief.

Cadair, cader, a chair; a strong, or fortified place.

Cadarn, powerful, strong; cadernid, strength, fortitude.

Cadgor, ember—, fast.

Cadit, relic, remainder, trail.

Cadlais, cadlas, a hovel, a back yard for corn ricks or hay.

Cadnaw, cadno, a fox.

Cadr, handsome.

Cadw, to keep, to secure; cadwedigaeth, custody, the keeping; ceidwad, a keeper; ceidwades, a she-keeper; cadwr, a shield, or buckler, a spear; cadwyd, it was kept.

Cadwraidd y llaw, the hand from the fingers to the wrist.

Cadwydd, ground full of briars and brambles.

Cadwyn, cadwen, a chain; cadwyno, to chain.

Caddug, mist, fog; caddugo, to grow misty, or foggy.

Cae, a hedge, an enclosure, or field; caead, a cover or lid, also enclosed or shut; caeor, a sheepfold.

Cae, caell, wreath; caeog, a wreathed one.

Caean, spray, foam.

Cael, caffael, to find, to obtain.

Caen, caenen, a thin rind, peel, or bark, covering, layer.

Caened, white, hoary, aged.

Caer, a round wall as walls of cities; caerau, ceirydd, round walls; caerog, walled about, damasked.

Caergwydion, Milky Way.

Caeth, captive, narrow, obstructive; caethiwo, to captivate, imprison, or confine; caethiwed, captivity, bondage, pain, misery.

Cafall, horse, steed.

Cafell, a chancel of a church.

Cafn, a boat, a trough; cafnu, to make hollow like a trough.

Caff, grip, dung-fork; caffio, to clutch, catch at.

Cagal, cagl, sheep or goats’ dung.

Cangell, the chancel of a church; cangellawr, a chancellor, a scribe, a notary, a secretary; cangelloriaeth, the office of a chancellor, secretary, or the like.

Cangen, a bough, branch.

Caib, a mattock; ceibio, to dig.

Cail, a sheep-fold.

Caill, pl. ceilliau, testicle.

Cain, fair, beautiful, amiable.

Cain, dung-flies.

Caine, a bough of a tree, &c., a lesson in music.

Caint, plain, field, Kent.

Cais, a treasurer; a judge; an endeavour, seeking.

Câl, tree.

Cal, cala, caly, penis.

Calaf, stem, stalk, reed.

Calan, the first day of the year or month; Calanmai, May day; calennig, a new year’s gift.

Calch, lime, enamel; calchu, to lime, enamel, whitewash; calchiad, the liming of a thing; calchdo, enamelled armour; calchdoed, wearing armour, armed.

Caled, hard; caledu, to harden.

Calon, the heart; calondid, magnanimity, courage.

Caluedd, a coach-maker, a wheelwright, a carpenter.

Calyn, canlyn, to follow.

Call, crafty, prudent, witty; callder, calledd, callineb, craftiness, prudence.

Callestr, a flint-stone.

Callod y coed, fungi of trees.

Callodryn, a reed, the straw or stalk of corn or herbs.

Callawr, callor, a kettle, pan, cauldron, pot, or the like.

Cam, crooked, injury, wrong; camgylus, blameable, guilty; camlwrw, a penalty, fine, forfeiture; camlyrys, guilty of a fine; camrwysgo, to usurp; camwedd, cymwedd, wrong, iniquity, sin; camwri, camwy, injury, affront, abuse.

Cam, step, or pace; camu, to bend, to step; camfa, a stile; camre, step; camrau, paces, steps.

Camawn, a battle or fight.

Cambost, colan, a prop.

Cameg, camyg, a sturgeon, felly of salmon.

Camel, cawrfarch, a camel; camlad, camlod, hair camlet.

Camin, hawk, falcon.

Camlas, a ditch, a furrow, trench, channel.

Camp, quality, condition, a game; campus, gamesterous.

Camse, chemise, tunic.

Cân, a song, or canticle; canu, to sing, to play music; canu, canuan, caneuan, caneuen, cân, caniad, a song, a verse, canticle; cantor, a singer.

Can, 100; candryll, shattered, shivered; canwriad, centurion.

Can, because, by reason, since.

Canaon, canawon, cenawon, cenafon, whelps, puppies.

Canastr, a kind of a limy clay.

Canel, cinnamon.

Canfod, to see, to behold.

Canhiadu, caniadu, caniadhau, to grant.

Canhwynol = cynhwynol.

Canlyn, to follow, to imitate.

Canllaw, the side fence of bridges.

Cann, white; cann gwenith, wheat flour; cann rhyg, rye flour; cannu, to make white, whiten; cannaid, white; canwelw, white, pale.

Cannerth, aid, assistance.

Canol, the middle; canolig, the midst of a place or thing, medium, middle-sized.

Canon, canon, rule, song.

Canred, following, pursuing, chasing.

Cànt, a hoop, a rim of a wheel or sieve.

Cànt, 100; cantref, a hundred.

Cànt, he sang or composed.

Canwyll, candle; canwyll llygad, the pupil of the eye; canwyllwr, canwyllydd, a chandler, a candle-maker; canwyllbren, canwyllyr, a candlestick.

Canwyr, canwe, a kind of an ear mark for beasts; a joiner’s plane.

Canymdaith, to follow or accompany; canymdoi, to defend, protect or conduct.

Canys, for, because; cannys, for . . . not.

Capan côr, a bishop’s mitre, a canonical cap.

Capel, chapel; caplan, chaplain.

Capten, a captain.

Car, cer, gar, ger, near to.

Câr, a kinsman; carennydd, ceraint, kin, relation; cares, a kinswoman; caredig, loving, kind.

Carc, care, anxiety.

Carchar, a prison; carcharu, to imprison.

Cardawd, cerdod, alms or charity; cardota, to beg alms; cardotyn, a beggar.

Cardd, pl. ceirdd, a prisoner; carddu, to imprison.

Carddagl, the hem, border, or fringe of a garment.

Caredd, a sin, crime, or offence.

Caregl, a cup, a chalice.

Carfan, a rail or piece of wood; carfan gwely, a bedstead, or the side of a bed; carfan gwŷdd, a weaver’s beam.

Cariwrch, a roe-buck.

Carl, a clown, a miser.

Carlam, gallop, bound.

Carn, mere, arrant.

Carlwm, carlwng, stoat.

Carn, a haft, handle, hoof.

Carnedd, carn, a heap of stones.

Carnial, hoof-beating.

Carp, cerpyn, a rag.

Carr, a drag; carraid, a dragload; cargychwyn, a vagabond, a wanderer; carfil, dray-horse; cargoll, car-lost; carfaglu, to entrap.

Carrai, a thong of leather, &c.

Carreg, a stone; caregos, cerigos, small stones.

Carrog, brook.

Carth, carthion, tow, the worst of hemp or flax.

Carthen, a hair-cloth; sheet.

Carthglwyd, a barrow.

Carthu, to clean stables or cowhouses, &c.

Cartref, a habitation; cartrefu, to dwell, or inhabit.

Caru, to love, to woo; caruaidd, lovely, fair, amiable.

Carw, a deer, a buck; carwfil, carwfarch, cawrfarch, a camel; carwnaid, a stag’s leap.

Cas, casineb, hatred, envy; cashau, to hate, abhor.

Caseg, a mare; caseg y drycin, the cornish chough, a jay.

Casgl, a collection; casglu, to collect, gather.

Casnod, casnodyn, casnach, lint.

Casnor, malice, envy, an itching anger.

Cast, a little trick.

Castell, a castle; castellu, to encompass round about.

Casul, a cassock, cloak.

Cat, a crumb, or little piece.

Catg—, vide cad.

Cath, a cat; catherig, caterwauling; cathefrach, to irritate.

Cathl, a song, a canticle; cethlydd, a singer, musician.

Cathrain, one that drives the oxen or plough.

Cau, to shut up, to hedge in, to cover; caead, shut or hedged in; cau, hollow; ceudod, cavity, paunch.

Caul, maw, cheese rennet.

Caw, cawiau, clouts for children.

Cawad, cawod, cafod, a shower.

Cawdel, medley, confusion.

Cawdd, coddiant, offence, wrath, anger; coddi, to provoke, to anger.

Cawell, a basket, a pannier; cradle; quiver.

Cawg, a basin.

Cawl, gruel, pottage; cawla, to beg pottage.

Cawnen, pl. cawn, a reed.

Cawr, a giant.

Caws, cheese; cawsa, to beg cheese; cawllestr, cawsellt, a cheese vat.

Cebystr, a halter.

Cecru, ymremial, to scold, quarrel; cecreth, scolding, quarrelling, strife.

Cecys, cecysen, reeds.

Cêd, profit, gain, benefit; cedawl, beneficial, profitable; cedrwydd, generous, bountiful, noble, gentle.

Ceden, a nap; cedenog, nappy.

Cedor, pubes.

Cedr, cedrwydd, cedar.

Cefn, the back, ridge of ground; cefnu, to overcome; cefnog, hearty, courageous; cefnogi, to grow bold, fearless, or strong; cefndedyn, cyndedyn, cymdedyn, the middle of the bowels and entrails, the double skin that fastens the back and bowels.

Cefnderw, cefnder, pl. cefnderwedd, cefnderoedd, cefnderydd, cefndryd, first cousin male.

Ceffyl, a horse.

Ceg, the throat; cegu, to swallow greedily; cegrwth, gluttonous.

Cegid, hemlock.

Cegin, a kitchen; ceginwr, a cook.

Cegyrn, pl. of cogwrn.

Cengl, a girth, a girdle; cengliadur, clynhiadur, the blades or wheel to wind thread upon; cenglu, to gird.

Ceibr, bars, rafters, joists.

Ceidron, pl. of cadr, handsome.

Ceifn, ceifn int, a nephew’s nephew, of the fourth degree.

Ceiliog, a cock; ceiliog mwyalch, a blackbird; ceiliog rhedyn, a grass-hopper.

Ceimliad, traveller, pilgrim.

Ceinach, a hare.

Ceiniad, swift, pliant, subtlety.

Ceiniog, a penny.

Ceinion, pl. of cain.

Ceinmyg, ceinfyg, ceinmyged, honour, reverence, esteem, reputation; ceinmygu, to honour, repute, regard, esteem.

Ceinmyn, a quarrel, combat, duel.

Ceintach, to strive, contend; ceintachus, contentious, quarrelsome.

Ceirch, oats.

Ceirios, cherries.

Ceirniad, a hoofed animal.

Ceirniad, a bugler.

Ceirs, cyrs, corsydd, wettish meadow grounds, moors.

Ceirt, certwyni, carts.

Ceisio, to seek; ceisiad, seeker, lord high treasurer.

Ceispwl, a catchpoll or bailiff.

Ceith, pl. of caeth, captive.

Cêl, concealment, a secret; celc, concealment; celcu, to conceal; celcwr, one that conceals.

Cèl, cèlws, horse.

Celain, the body of him that was slain; celanedd, a company of dead bodies.

Celfi, implements or tools; cel fydd, skilful; celfyddyd, an art of trade.

Celffaint, old rotten timber or wood; celffeinio, to wither, rot, or decay.

Celi, heaven.

Celu, to conceal.

Celwrn, the milking pail.

Celwydd, a lie; celwyddog, lying.

Celyn, holly; celynog, holly grove.

Cell, a cellar, a buttery.

Celli, a grove of hazel trees; Celliwig, King Arthur’s palace.

Cellaig, a stag.

Cellast, a great bitch; cellgi, a mastiff.

Cellt, flint.

Cellwair, a jest, joke.

Cenau, cenaw, a whelp, a young cub; cenawon, cenafon, whelps, young cubs.

Cenedl, kindred, generation; cenhedlu, to beget; cenhedlawr, the top of a family; cenhedlig, of the same house or family.

Cenfaint, a herd of swine.

Cenfigen, cynfigen, envy.

Cenhinen, pl. cenin, leek; cenhinen Pedr, daffodil.

Cenllysg, hail-stones.

Cenn, hide, scales; cenn pysgod, the scales of fish; cenn y cerrig, liverwort; marchgen, horse-hide.

Cennad, an ambassador, a messenger, leave or permission; caniatau, to permit, give leave, or grant; cenadwri, a message.

Cerbyd, a chariot, a coach.

Cerdd, cerddwriaeth, music, songs; cerddor, a musician.

Cerdded, to walk, go; cerddediad, a walking, a going.

Cerddin, criafol, mountain ash.

Cerfyll, a statue.

Cern, a cheek; cernod, a box on the ear; cernodio, to box about the head.

Cerrynt, a course, race, or journey.

Certwyn, a cart.

Certh, wonderful, strange.

Cerwyd, stag.

Cerwyn, a brewing tun, tub.

Cerydd, chastisement, correction; ceryddu, to chastise, correct.

Cesail, the arm-hole, or arm-pit; ceseilwrn, a bundle under the arm.

Cesair, hail-stones.

Cèst, a great belly; cestog, cestor, having a great paunch.

Cetog, bag, basket.

Cetyn, a bit, a while, a short pipe.

Cethern, “teulu uffern,” devils.

Cethin, dark, horrid, terrible.

Cethr, cethren, a nail, a pin; cethrain, to goad; cethrawl, cythrawl, that which pricks like a pin, borer; nailed, pierced.

Ceubal, a boat, recess, paunch.

Ceubren, a hollow tree.

Ceudod, vide cau.

Ceugant, sure, certain, firm.

Ceulan, hollow bank of river.

Ceuled, the curdle; ceulo, to congeal or wax thick; ceulfraen, crumbly cheese-curds.

Ceunant, dingle, glen, gorge.

Ci, a dog; ci coeg, ci’r môr, a sea-dog; ciaidd, cruel; cigagl, dog-daggle.

Cib, cibin, a shell; cibin ŵy, an egg-shell; cibin ŷd, the husks of corn or flax, &c.

Cicwr, footman, foot soldier.

Cidell, fishing net.

Cidyll, cidyll coch, ceinllyf goch, hawk, kestrel.

Cidwm, a wolf, a rogue; cidymes, a she-wolf, a harlot.

Cidys, faggots.

Cig, flesh; cigog, fleshy; cigcai, to beg flesh; cigwen, cigwain, a flesh fork; cigydd, a butcher; cigyddio, to butcher, to tear or mangle; cignoeth, irritable.

Cigfran, a raven.

Cigle, ciglef, I heard; cigleu, be heard.

Cingroen, stinking morel.

Cil, edge, jamb, nook, corner; cilio, to fly, retreat; ciliad, cilydd, he that putteth to flight, he that flies; cilcwth, a jostle, repulse; cilcwthio, to drive back or jostle; cilcyn, chip; cilchwyrn, cilchwerryn, wens or bulks in the skin; cildant, cildannau, the smaller strings of the harp; cildyn, obstinate, dogged, churlish; cilddant, one of the grinders, or cheek-teeth; cilddor, a postern; cilfach, a hidden corner; cilwg, a frown, side look; cilydd, a neighbour, associate.

Cimwch, môrgranc, a lobster, a crab-fish; a crabbed fellow.

Ciniach, lint, a tent for a wound.

Cinionen, a sheet.

Ciniaw, cinio, a dinner; ciniawa, to dine.

Cinyn, a little piece; cinynio, to tear, cut or rend.

Cipio, to snatch; cipiad, a pirate, sea-robber; ciprys, catch as catch can; cip, snatch, glance.

Cipyll, the stubbles of small wood; a block.

Ciried, alms, mercy.

Cirpyn, cerpyn, a rag.

Cîs, a stroke, stripe, blow.

Cist, a chest, coffer.

Ciwdawd, a nation, a people.

Ciwed, a troop, a multitude, a rabble.

Clâdd, ditch; claddu, to bury; claddedigaeth, burial.

Claear, clauar, luke-warm, milk-warm; claearu, to grow warm.

Claer, clear.

Clâf, sick; clafdy, an hospital; clafychu, to fall sick; clefycian, to be sickly.

Clafr, clefri, clefryd, leprosy; clafrllyd, leprous, scabby.

Clai, clay; cleio, to bury.

Claig, whirlpool, vortex; cleigio, to immerse.

Clais, the print or mark of a blow; cleisio, to make black and blue spots in the skin with beating, to break into day.

Clamp, a huge one, a great one.

Clap, a lump; clapiog, lumpy.

Clas, the cloister of a church, area.

Clau, upright, sincere, true to trust; rapid, speedy.

Clawdd, a mud-wall; cloddio, to make a mud-wall.

Clawr, a lid or cover; cloryn, a little lid or cover, a little egg.

Clec, a crack or crackle; clecian, to make a crackling.

Cledr, cledren, the beam or rafter of a house, a sword; cledr y llaw, the palm of the hand; cledr y ddwyfron, the breast-plate, the breast.

Clêdd, cleddyf, cleddau, a sword; cleddyf bleddyn, cleddau biswail, the spleen or melt.

Cleddiwig, a quarry of stone, a stone wall.

Clefryd = clafr.

Clefyd, a disease.

Clegr, a rock.

Clegyr, cleger, to cackle, or cry like geese.

Cleinio, to beget, lie down.

Cleirch, cleiriach, a decrepit old man; cleirig, dark, cleric.

Clem, slice; clemio, starve.

Clêr, bards; clêr y dom, the viler, or baser sort of musicians; clerwr, a bard; clera, going about with music, playing a begging; clermwnt, clerwr, a musician that begs by playing, a third grade bard.

Clicied, the latch of a door; clicied gên, the jaw-bone.

Climach, a tall wiry man.

Clindarddach, crackling.

Clipan, beggar, vagrant.

Clir, clear, bright.

Clo, a lock; cloi, to lock; cloig, cloigyn, a little lock; cloedigaeth, conclusion.

Clocian fel ŵy, to cluck like a rotten egg.

Cloc, a clock.

Clôch, a bell; clôch y dwr, a bubble; clôch yr ymadrodd, the top of the throat; clochydd, a clerk or sexton, a bell-man; clochdy, a steeple; cloch ia, icicle.

Clôd, clodforedd, praise, recommendation; clodfawr, laudable, excelling in praise; clodfori, to praise; clodysgain, famed.

Cloer, a little cupboard.

Clofen, a bough, branch.

Clôff, lame; cloffi, to grow lame, to lame; cloffni, lameness.

Clogwyn, a steep rock, a top hanging of one side.

Clogyrnach, rough, stony; the name of one of the 24 metres.

Clol, the skin that covers the skull.

Clôr, clorod, earth-nuts; clora, to gather earth-nuts.

Cloren, the tail of any thing.

Clorian, a balance, weighing scales.

Clos, an enclosure.

Cloyn, boss, stud; cloen ia, icicle.

Clud, cludfa, a carriage; cludo, to carry loadings; cludair, a heap or pile of wood; cludeino, to pile or heap.

Clugar, a partridge.

Clul, cnul, cnill, a passing-bell.

Clun, the hip.

Clust, the ear; clustymwrando, to listen or hearken.

Clustog, a cushion.

Clwcian, to cluck.

Clwm, cwlm, cwlwm, a knot.

Clwpa, a club.

Clwt, clout, patch.

Clwyd, a hurdle, a stake; clwyd y ddwyfron, the breast-plate; clwyden o ia, a stake of ice; clwydo, to roost.

Clwyf, a disease; clwyf y brenin, neu ’r maenwnne, the king’s evil; y clwyf digwydd, y clwyf tegla, y ffeintiadau, the falling evil; clwyfo, to fall sick.

Clyd, warm; clydwr, clydwch, warmth, comfort.

Clyr, clyryn, a kind of wasps.

Clyw, the hearing, hear thou; clywed, heard, to hear, the hearing; clywedigaeth, hearing; clywitor, let it be heard.

Cna, cnaf, a knave.

Cnaif, cneifiad, a shearing; cneifio, to shear or clip; cneifion, sheard-wool.

Cnap hwrrwgr, a hunch or lump; chware cnapan, Welsh hurling.

Cnau, nuts; cneuen, a nut; cnau ffreinig, walnuts.

Cnawd, human flesh; cnawdol, carnal, led by the flesh; cnodig, cnawdus, fleshy.

Cneb (cannabis), hemp.

Cneciaw, to jar, wrangle.

Cnewyll, cnywyll, cnewyllyn, cynhwyllyn, a kernel.

Cnicht, icicle.

Cnif, cniff, toil, pain.

Cnill, clul, a passing-bell.

Cnipws, a clapping or knocking.

Cnîth, a little soft touch; cnithio, to touch gently.

Cnoc, a stroke, a stripe or knock; cnocio, to knock, to beat; cnocell, a fillip, or flapping the fingers.

Cnoi, to gnaw, chew; cnofa, griping.

Cnu, cnuf, a fleece.

Cnuch, joint, coitus.

Cnud, a flock, a gang.

Cnûl, cnul, a passing-bell, chimes.

Cnuwch, the hair of the head.

Cnwc, a hunch or lump.

Cnwd, a crop; cnydio, to grow, or become a crop.

Cnyw, an autumn-pig; a chap.

Cobio, peck at.

Coch, red; cochi, to wax red, to blush; cochder, cochni, redness; coch yr wden, hung venison.

Cochl, a cloak, a mantle.

Cochwedd, war.

Côd, a scrip, a satchel; côd urych, a tinker’s budget; coden hyred, toadstool.

Codi, to rise.

Codwm, a fall.

Codded, wrath, anger, displeasure; coddi, to displease, to wax angry; coddiant, harm, hurt, offence.

Coddynt, a channel, sink or gutter, a house of office, a common shore.

Coed, a wood; coeden, a tree; coeta, to gather wood; coedwig, a wilderness; coedgae, park.

Coeg, empty, vain; coegedd, coegni, vanity, vileness, emptiness; coegen, coegyn, a vain or saucy woman or fellow; coegddall, half blind, pur-blind; coeg lwybr, an intractable path.

Coel, credit, belief; coelio, to trust, to credit, to believe; coelbren cwtws, lots; Coelbren y Beirdd, bardic alphabet; coelfain, “stones of omen,” talisman, joy, joyful news.

Coelcerth, a bonfire.

Coeling, belonging to heaven.

Coes, a leg; coesgoch, red-shank.

Coesed, bara coesed, bara gwyn, white bread.

Coeth, purified; coethi, to make clean, to purify, to hurry about.

Côf, coffadwriaeth, memorial, in memory; cofio, to remember; cofiadur, cofiawdr, a recorder, a rememberer; cofiain, to call to mind; coffa, coffhâu, to bring to mind; coffa, coffadwriaeth, memory mention, memorial.

Cofl, embrace; coflaid, cowlaid, an arm-full; cofleidio, cowleidio, to embrace.

Coffr, cist, a chest.

Côg, cŵg, a cook; coginiaeth, cwginiaeth, cookery.

Côg, a cuckoo; cogfran, a rook.

Cogail, truncheon, distaff.

Cogio, to cheat.

Cogor, to prattle, to chatter.

Cogwrn, a knob, a knuckle; cogwrn o yd, a stalk of corn.

Congl, a corner; conglfaen, a corner-stone.

Col, the beard of barley-corn; point, peak, hillock; coliog, full of little beards of barley-corn.

Coler, a band.

Colofn, a pillar.

Colomen, a dove, a pigeon; colomendy, a dove-house.

Colp, stake, dart, dibble.

Cols, beheading; gwyl Ieuan y Cols, feast of Decollation of John (Aug. 24th).

Coludd, coluddion, guts.

Coluro, to paint, varnish.

Colwyn, a shock-dog.

Colwynwraig, a midwife; colwyno, to play the midwife.

Colyn, a sting, a hinge.

Coll, colled, loss; colledu, to lose, bring to loss; colledigaeth, perdition, destruction, execution; colli, to lose, to spill.

Coll, cyll, hazel-trees; collen, a hazel-tree; collwyn, a grove of hazel-trees.

Combr, fine linen, cambric.

Compod, compass.

Coned, pride; coniach, proud.

Conell, a tail, a sting; conyn, a sting.

Cono, a fellow, chap.

Conyn, stalk, stem, point.

Copa, the top of any thing; copog, with a large top.

Copyn, pryf copyn, a spider.

Côr eglwys, cafell, a choir; côr gwartheg, a cow-house.

Corf, saddle, pommel.

Corf, corff, body.

Corodyn, a mate, fellow-traveller.

Corawg, generous, liberal.

Cordwal, Cordovan leather.

Corddi, to churn.

Corelwi, to dance, reel.

Cored, a weir, dam.

Corlan, a sheep fold, a sheep pen.

Corn, a horn.

Cornel, a corner.

Cornicyll, cornchwigl, corner y gwaenydd, cornchwiglen, a lapwing.

Corner, cornol, a leader, colonel.

Cornwyd, plague, pestilence, ulcer.

Coron, a crown; coroni, to crown.

Corr, a dwarf; corbedw, corbedwyn, low or little birch-trees; corddyn, a pigmy; cordref, a little village; corhwyad, a teal, or little wild duck; cor-iar, a partridge; corgi, a cur; cordderw, the low, short oak-trees; corddyn, a hinge of a door; cornant, a little brook.

Cors, marsh; corsog, moorish, fenny, also full of reeds; corsfrwynen, llafrwynen, a bulrush; cors-hwyad, a fen-duck, a moor-duck.

Cors, corsen, a reed; ceirs, cyrs, reeds.

Corwgl, cwrwgl, corwg, a fisher’s boat made of a horse-hide and twigs.

Corwynt, gorwynt, a whirlwind.

Coryn, the crown of the head or hat; corynrwy, a diadem.

Cosi, to scratch; cosi, y rymgrafu, the itch.

Cosp, cospedigaeth, punishment; cospi, to punish; cospedigaeth, punishment.

Côst, expense, charges; costus, costly.

Costog, a mastiff, a cur-dog; costogaidd, churlish, dogged; costoglwyth, a plebeian tribe.

Costrel, a great flagon, a jug, a bottle.

Costwyo, cystwyo, to chastise.

Cosyn, a cheese.

Cot, coth, an old man, a rich man.

Cotarmur, pais yr Arwyddfardd, a coat of arms.

Cotwm, cotton.

Cowraint, cywraint, skilful, ingenious.

Cowyll, maiden fee.

Cowyllyn, a monk’s cowl, or short mantle.

Cowydd, cywydd, a song, a verse of seven syllables; cowydd marwnad, an elegy.

Cowyn, plague, pestilence, murrain.

Crach, scabs.

Crafanc, the claw of a bird, a crab, or any such thing, a broad hand, a paw; crafangog, clawy, broad-handed, with great paws; crafangaid, a handful, a pawful.

Crafu, to scratch, to scrape; crafell, a curry-comb, a wooden slice to turn out cakes with; crafell yr ysgwydd, the shoulder blade; craflech, a stone for scraping.

Craff, a pair of pincers; creffyn, a brace to fasten a thing with.

Craff, sharp-sighted; craffu, to look steadfastly.

Cragen, crogen, a shell.

Crai, new, fresh, vivid.

Crai, craidd, middle, heart.

Craiff, merciful.

Craig, a rock.

Crain, cast down or prostrate.

Crair, creirwy, the relics the swearer lays his hand on to take his oath; creirio, to swear or make an oath.

Craith, a scar; craith ogyfarch, a visible scar.

Cramwyth, crempogen, a fritter, a pancake.

Cranc, a crab fish.

Crap, a snatch, an endeavour.

Cras, dry and hard, well baked, saucy; crasder, dryness, sauciness; crasu, to wax dry and hard.

Crathell, pl. crethyll, stickleback.

Crau, gore, blood; creudo, creudwysg, creudde, creugar, creulyd, gory; creulan, bloody field; creulanw, flow of blood; creulawn, bloody, cruel.

Crau nodwydd, the eye of a needle.

Craw, a swine-sty.

Crawel, berries, red berries.

Crawen, a crust; crawennu, to wax hard, or crusty.

Crawn, collection, a gathering, pus; crawnu, to gather to a head.

Crebach, which is shrunk, or withered; crebychu, to shrink or wither.

Crecian, to cackle as a hen.

Crech, crych, curled, frizzled.

Crechwen, a loud laughter; crechwenu, to laugh loudly.

Cred, faith, troth, Christendom; credu, to believe; credadun, crededyn, a believer; creduniaeth, credaduniaeth, belief; credo, creed; credofydd, giver of faith.

Credd, temper, disposition.

Crefadur, the outer membrane of the brain.

Crefu, to beg earnestly.

Crefydd, religion; crefyddu, to serve God; crefyddus, crefyddgar, religious; crefyddwr, a religious man.

Crefft, a handicraft, trade; crefftwr, a mechanic, or working tradesman; crefftwraidd, artificial.

Cregen, an earthen vessel; cregenydd, crochenydd, a potter.

Cregen, a hoarse language.

Creglais, a hoarse screaming noise; cregyr, screamer, heron.

Creifiant, mercy, forgiveness.

Creinio, to creep, grovel.

Crempog, crempogen, a pancake, or fritter.

Cren, a sty, pen, coop.

Crepa, a short man, a dwarf; crepog, a short dwarf woman; crepach, withered, shrunk.

Crest, cresten, a scurf, dandruff; crestennu, crestio, to gather scurf, to become scurfy or scabby.

Creth, achreth, cold shaking or trembling.

Creu, to create; creawdwr, a creator; creadur, a creature.

Creu, crefu, to crave or beg earnestly.

Creu-, vide crau.

Creuan, the brain-pan, the skull.

Crewyn, a swine sty.

Creyr, cryr, heron, crane.

Cri = crai; bara cri, unleavened bread.

Cri, a crying out; crio, to cry or bawl out.

Criafol, service-berry; criafolen, criolen, service tree, mountain ash.