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Also known as englynion

thumb|An on a gravestone in Christ Church, Bala: Dear Price, pure in his diligent service Wide in his knowledge; A man acerbic, fearless and fluent, And thorough in doctrine. '''''' (; plural ) is a traditional Welsh short poem form. It uses quantitative metres, involving the counting of syllables, and rigid patterns of rhyme and half rhyme. Each line contains a repeating pattern of consonants and accent known as .

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Englynion

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  • Early history
  • Types of {{lang|cy|englynion}}
  • {{lang|cy|Englyn penfyr}}
  • {{lang|cy|Englyn unodl union}}
  • {{lang|cy|Englyn milwr}}
  • {{lang|cy|Englyn gwastad}}
  • {{lang|cy|Englyn byr crwca}}
  • {{lang|cy|Englyn unodl crwca}}
  • {{lang|cy|Englyn cyrch}}
  • {{lang|cy|Englyn proest dalgron}}
  • {{lang|cy|Englyn lleddfbroest}}
  • {{lang|cy|Englyn proest cadwynog}}
  • {{lang|cy|Englyn proest cyfnewidiog}}
  • {{lang|cy|Englyn toddaid}}
  • {{lang|cy|Englyn cil-dwrn}}
  • Examples
  • Breton
  • See also
  • References

thumb|An on a gravestone in Christ Church, Bala:

Dear Price, pure in his diligent service Wide in his knowledge; A man acerbic, fearless and fluent, And thorough in doctrine. '''''' (; plural ) is a traditional Welsh short poem form. It uses quantitative metres, involving the counting of syllables, and rigid patterns of rhyme and half rhyme. Each line contains a repeating pattern of consonants and accent known as .

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