calennig

Welsh

FWOTD – 16 December 2016

Alternative forms

  • celennig

Etymology

From calan (“New Year's Day”) +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈlɛnɪɡ/

Noun

calennig m, f (plural calenigion)

  1. gift given at New Year, Christmas present, handsel, present
    • January 1838, Yr haul, vol. III, no. 31, p. 8, “Y calennig”:
      Fy Nghyfaill,—Yr ydwyt ar ddechreuad blwyddyn newydd, fel arferol yn disgwyl rhodd oddi wrthyf; ac yn rhwydd mi a roddaf i ti galennig, gan obeithio y gwnai ei ddefnyddio, am y bydd hynny yn sicr o fod yn lleshad i dy gorph a’th enaid.
      My Friend,—As usual at the beginning of a new year, you are expecting a gift from me; and I freely give you a New Year’s present, hoping that you will make use of it, for that will probably be beneficial to your body and soul.

Derived terms

  • hel calennig (“to go about collecting gifts on New Year's Day”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
calennig galennig nghalennig chalennig
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • “calennig, celennig”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, 2014
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