llyn

noun

llyn

noun

Etymology Borrowed from Welsh llyn.

1

An upland lake in Wales.

  • To enumerate all the llyns of Wales would take pages, but except Bala, there is scarcely one freshwater lake which is a main factor in any landscape of which it forms part.1884, Mountford John B. Baddeley, C. S. Ward, North Wales (part 1, page xi)
Derived terms
Llyn Gwynant, Llyn Padarn

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