by Holly Taylor
Fire-Weaving: the psychokinetic ability to light fires
gaef: winter
galanas: blood price
galor: mourning, sorrow
goddeau: trees
gorsedd: a gathering (of Bards)
greu: blood
Gwaithdydd: third day of the week
gwarchan: incantation
Gwarda: ruler of a commote
gwernan: alder tree; sacred to Gwynedd
Gwernan Mis: alder month; roughly corresponds to late April/early May
gwinydden: vine
Gwinydden: vine month; roughly corresponds to August
Gwlad Yr Haf: the Land of Summer; the Otherworld
gwydd: knowledge
gwyn: white
gwynt: wind
Gwyntdydd: fifth day of the week
gwyr: seeker
haf: summer
hebog: hawk; the symbol of the royal house of Gwynedd
helygen: willow
Helygen Mis: willow month; roughly corresponds to January
honneit: spear
Life-Reading: the clairvoyant ability to lay hands on a patient and determine the nature of their ailment
llachar: bright
llech: stone
lleihau: to diminish; the time when the moon is waning
lleu: lion
Llundydd: second day of the week
llyfr: book
llyn: lake
llys: court
Lord/Lady: ruler of a cantref
mam: mother
march: horse; the symbol of the royal house of Rheged
Master Bard: leader of the Bards, must be a descendent of Llyr
Meirgdydd: fourth day of the week
meirig: guardian
Meriwdydd: seventh day of the week
mis: month
morynion: maiden
mwg-breudduyd: smoke-dream; a method Dreamers can use to induce dreams
mynydd: mountain
mynyddoedd: mountains
naid: leap
nemed: shrine, a sacred grove
nerth: strength
neuadd: hall
niam-lann: a jeweled metallic headpiece, worn by ladies of rank
nos: night
ogaf: cave
olau: fair
onnen: ash tree; sacred to the Dewin
Onnen Mis: ash month; roughly corresponds to February
pair: cauldron
pen: head of
Plentyn Prawf: child test; the testing of children, performed by the Bards, to determine if they are Y Dawnus
rhyfelwr: warrior
sarn: road
Shape-Moving: the psychokinetic ability to move objects
Storm-Bringing: the psychokinetic ability to control certain weather conditions; only effective in partnership with the High King
Suldydd: first day of the week
tarbell: a board game, similar to chess
tarw: bull; the symbol of the Druids
tarw-casgliad: the ceremony where Druids invite a dream from Modron
telyn: harp
teulu: warband
Time-Walking: the ability to see events in the past; one of the Dreamer’s gifts
tir: earth
triskele: the crystal medallion used by Dewin
ty: house
tynge tynghed: the swearing of a destiny
Tynged Mawr: great fate; the test to determine a High King
tywyllu: dark; the time when the moon is new
ur: daughter of
var: out of
Wind-Riding: the clairvoyant ability of astral projection
Wind-Speaking: the telepathic ability to communicate with other humans
wythnos: week
yned: justice
Y Dawnus: the gifted; a Druid, Bard, Dewin, or Dreamer
ysgawen: elder
Ysgawen Mis: elder month; roughly corresponds to September
ystafell: the Ruler’s chambers
ywen: yew
Ywen Mis: yew month; roughly corresponds to November
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