calennig

calennig

Welsh

FWOTD – 16 December 2016

Alternative forms

• celennig

Etymology

From calan (“New Year's Day”) +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /kaˈlɛnɪɡ/
  • (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈklɛnɪɡ/

Noun

calennig m or 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

• Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “calennig, celennig”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies