gwaywffon

Welsh

Gwaywffyn

Etymology

gwayw (“spear”) +‎ ffon (“stick”)

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡweɨ̯wfɔn/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwei̯wfɔn/
• Rhymes: -ei̯wfɔn

Noun

gwaywffon f (plural gwaywffyn)

1. spear, lance, javelin
   • 2011 May 27, Amgueddfa Cymru, Microlithau o Burry Holms‎^[1]:

     Rhwng 9200 a 4000CC (yn ystod y cyfnod Mesolithig) roedd trigolion Cymru yn ennill eu bywoliaeth drwy hela anifeiliaid, pysgota a chasglu planhigion bwytadwy. Roedd tryferi a gwaywffyn yn arfau cyffredin a gallai'r adfachau cerrig (microlithau), oedd yn rhan annatod ohonynt, glwyfo prae ac achosi archoll ddifrifol.

     From 9200-4000BC (during the Mesolithic era) the inhabitants of Wales lived by hunting animals, fishing and gathering edible plants. Harpoons and spears were common weapons and the stone barbs (microliths), which were an essential part of their design, could inflict a serious wound on prey.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwaywffon	waywffon	ngwaywffon	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwaywffon”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies