Llychlyn
Welsh
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Irish Lochlann, a folk etymology (equivalent to loch (“lough”) + -lann (“place of”)) of Old Irish Lothlind, a name with disputed origins.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɬəχlɨ̞n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɬəχlɪn/
Proper noun
Llychlyn f
- Scandinavia (a geographic region of Northern Europe, consisting of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden collectively and sometimes Finland, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands)
- Scandinavia (a peninsula in Northern Europe, consisting of Norway, Sweden and most of northern Finland; in full, Scandinavian Peninsula)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- carw Llychlyn (“reindeer”)
- Llychlynnaidd (“Scandinavian”)
- Llychlynnwr (“Norseman, Viking”)