penfelyn

pen (“head”) +‎ melyn (“yellow”)

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /pɛnˈvɛlɨ̞n/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /pɛnˈveːlɪn/, /pɛnˈvɛlɪn/
• Rhymes: -ɛlɨ̞n

penfelyn (feminine singular penfelen, plural penfelynion, not comparable)

1. blond, fair-haired, yellow-haired, flaxen-haired
2. yellow-headed

• amanita benfelen
• Elen Benfelen

penfelyn m (plural penfelynion)

1. blond, fair-haired or yellow-haired person
2. yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)

   Synonym: bras melyn

3. a mushrom of genus Mitrula

• aderyn penfelyn, penfelyn yr eithin (“yellowhammer”)
• penfelyn tanbaid (“burning beacon”)
• penfelyn y ffosydd (“swamp beacon”)