ffolyn

Welsh

Etymology

From ffôl +‎ -yn.

Pronunciation

Noun

ffolyn m (feminine ffolen, not mutable)

  1. little fool, diminutive of ffôl

Quotations

  • 1906, William Morris, “Y Glowyr [The Miners]”, in Yr Ymwelydd Misol [The Monthly Visitor]‎[1], Wrexham: Hughes & Son, page 93:
    […] yn ddrych o dristwch gwelir ef yn myned “igam, ogam”, ac yn troedio gweddil y siwrna’ yn ffolyn meddw! wedi [sic] dadgoroni ei ddyndod!
    […] in a mirror of sadness, one sees him going “zigzag”, and treading the remainder of the journey as a drunken little fool! after uncrowning his humanity!

Further reading

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