Word of the Day: CARAFANIO (caravanning) geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... to travel or stay in a caravan, or spend a holiday in a caravan. One question asked each year in the National Eisteddfod is 'wyt ti'n carafanio 'leni?' (are you caravanning this year?)
Word of the Day cawsellt geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... A vessel or mould that curds are pressed into to turn them into chesse, a cheese vat, chessel. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ch...
Word of the Day: treftadaeth geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html.... It means heritage, and on 28 July 2021 the slate landscape of north-west Wales was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (Photo: winding gear at Dinorwig quarry)
Word of the day: brig-lyfr (best-seller) geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html...? This is one of the words published recently. I wonder which will be this year’s Eisteddfod best-seller? What are you currently reading?
Word of the Day: baldorddi geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... - To babble, gabble, chatter, talk idly or senselessly, talk foolishly, talk nonsense or prattle. One name for someone who talks in this manner is a 'baldorddwr' - a babbler or chatterer. Are you familiar with these words?
Word of the Day pentref geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... Village, hamlet CC BY-SA 4.0 Timothy A. Gonsalves commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ar...
Word of the day: diduedd ‘unbiased, impartial’ www.geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html..., one of the words published recently.
Word of the Day: sychin geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... meaning dry weather or drought and is made up of ‘hin’ (weather) and ‘sych’ (dry). How long is it going to last this year?
Word of the day: broch geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... A brock, or badger. One of the words recently published by GPC. See also broch2.
Word of the Day: sglefrfyrddiwr geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... First recorded in 1996, this is the Welsh word for a skateboarder. This is one of the new words added to the Geiriadur this week! 📷BBC IPlayer
Word of the Day dinas www.geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... City, large town; town (fortified or unfortified) CC BY-SA 2.0 Dan commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ba...
Word of the Day: YSGALL 'thistle' geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... A prickly plant that often grows on neglected land, along with thorns and brambles, as in the ruins of Ifor Hael's court, according to Ieuan Brydydd Hir (18th cent). Drain ac YSGALL mall a'i medd, Mieri, lle bu mawredd.
Word of the day: plaid geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... On this day in 1966, Gwynfor Evans became the first MP to represent Plaid Cymru in Westminster. See the varied meanings of 'plaid', such as a moveable partition, cowshed, set of heddles for a loom, support, rank, and of course, political party!
Word of the day: llyfr geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... Congratulations to the Friends of GPC president, Professor Mererid Hopwood, on winning the overall Wales (Welsh Language) Book of the Year Award 2026 with her volume 'Mae' - the first poetry collection to do so since 2002. Pic.:LiteratureWales
Word of the Day: ymlwybro geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... A verb that means to travel or wander, or to make one’s way, walk, go, or move (laboriously or with effort - especially in this hot weather). Its figurative meaning is to follow a path, course, or orbit.
Word of the day: niwlen geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... The hills are hidden by mist this morning! See also niwl.
Word of the day: gwlydd tatws ‘leafy part of potato-plants, growing above ground’ www.geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html...
Word of the day: hosbins geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... The well-worn mounting block in the photograph is conveniently placed outside a 17th century tavern. See also esgynfaen, carreg farch, and horsbloc.
Word of the day: breilw geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... A less familiar name for a rose, as recorded by Sir Thomas Wiliems in his 1604-07 dictionary. It stems (pardon the pun!) from the Old Cornish 'breilu'. Another name for a rose is ffion, which is also a popular girl’s name.
Word of the Day cnu www.geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... Fleece (of sheep or similar animals); the wool shorn from a sheep