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Word of the Day: gwyddgrug https://t.co/l0NzCjEnLS. It appears in placenames such as Yr Wyddgrug (Mold) where shots were fired during a riot on this date in 1869 which were caused by disputes over working conditions at Leeswood colliery nearby.

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Word of the day: croesi (to cross) https://t.co/2cRBmSGWbh The cattle in the photo are crossing a bridge over a busy road on their way to be milked.

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Word of the Day: EISTEDDFOD https://t.co/tS9e2Qcspb The modern sense of the word, meaning an event or festival at which competitions are held in music, elocution, literature, arts and crafts. Today is the last day of @EisteddfodUrdd. A big congratulations to all who took part!🌟

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Word of the Day: cyhûdd https://t.co/nL5lV84PGB– which means ‘shade, shelter, esp. from the sun’s heat’. The advice in this weather is to spend plenty of time ‘yn y cyhûdd’, as opposed to being in full sunshine.

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Word of the Day: llyfrbryf https://t.co/FR2i2659H2 A bookworm, an insect which burrows through books and a person who enjoys reading. 'Llyfrbryf' was the pseudonym of Isaac Foulkes, the editor of the newspaper 'Y Cymro', which was first published and printed on this day in 1890.

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Word of the Day: heddwch https://t.co/5oUtlxD0s7 which means ‘peace’. ‘Mae heddwch yn siarad pob iaith’ (Peace speaks every language) – that’s what the 2026 Peace and Goodwill Message from the youth of Wales, issued today, says. Here's a link to it https://t.co/496AQJilH9

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Word of the day: diog (lazy) https://t.co/KCYhcykuWK The Welsh definition reads 'gwrthwynebol i waith' (opposed to work). Some might feel like that on a Monday morning after a good weekend! See also some lesser known words for lazy, such as anesgud, diawgrym, and llegennaidd.

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Word of the day: BANADL: https://t.co/FzSTugoDh2 ‘broom’.

‘Her hair was yellower than the flowers of the broom’ is how the author of Culhwch and Olwen described Olwen’s beauty.

Its yellow flowers were used to make a yellow dye; hence it is also called ‘dyer’s weed’ in English

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Word of the Day: gwniadur Mair https://t.co/9hsJ7Yu2fo meaning Mary’s thimble. There are many Welsh names for foxgloves (find them by searching the English ‘foxglove(s)’) and many of them contain the words ‘bysedd’ (fingers) or ‘menig’ (gloves).

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Word of the day: buwch goch gota (ladybird) https://t.co/MD04AdmO1n There are many names listed in the Dictionary for the ladybird - see how many you can find.

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Word of the Day: ETIFEDDIAETH
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A word with two meanings; one being inheritance, heritage and patrimony, and the other meaning offspring and descendants. 'Etifeddiaeth' is also the title of one of Gerallt Lloyd Owen's most influential poems.

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Word of the day: olwyn (wheel) https://t.co/PHzLdpM78L This wheel drives the mechanism that was formerly used to raise Tower Bridge in London.

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Word of the Day: tesni https://t.co/W7tBdAJwY9 Tesni is a popular girl's name in Wales, but did you know there are two separate entries for 'tesni' in the Geiriadur? One of the entries mean destiny, fortune, or a (magic) charm, and is a borrowing from the English, 'destiny'.

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Word of the day: COLYN ‘(door) hinge’ https://t.co/3p2Y8Bvq0U

Mal y try'r ddôr ar ei cholyn y try'r diog yn ei wely.

An old proverb. A person who turns over and refuses to get out of bed in the morning is like a door which turns on its hinge (ar ei cholyn) but stays put!

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Word of the day: brut (chronicle) https://t.co/zCbxi2zCMr According to Brut y Tywysogion (Chronicle of the Princes), Rhys ap Gruffudd (Yr Arglwydd Rhys) died on this day in 1197. Read about him in the Dictionary of Welsh Biography https://t.co/SUYRIySI1Y?

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Word of the Day: machlud https://t.co/Rze2U0b3fT which means ‘to go down (of the sun, &c.).’ but also figuratively ‘to come to an end’ as in the titles of two books by W. Ambrose Bebb who died on this date in 1955.

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Word of the Day: creirfa (reliquary) https://t.co/LmaF1LmkTp A shrine, often shaped as parts of the body, to display and protect relics. The relics would be visible through the windows in the fingers. This 'creirfa' dates from c. 1250-1300 and is on display at the V&A Museum.

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Word of the Day: amguedd https://t.co/3F1EU8OnFQ meaning treasure, wealth, and (valuable) property. Adding the ending '-fa', gives the noun 'amgueddfa' (museum). @AmgueddfaCymru in Cardiff has protected and displayed Wales' 'amguedd' since its official opening, 99 years ago today