gobennydd
.
Searchable Lemmata: gobennydd (W).
Alternate Forms: gobenyd, gobennyd, gubennid.
Definitions and Defining Citations:
1(n.)
Furnishing;
a pillow or cushion.(ante 1000 still in current use)
3. E lety (er egnat llys) yv estauell e brenhyn, er hon e bo en kescu endy. a chlustoc e gan e urenhynes a llenllyeyn , a’r gobennyd yd eystedho e brenyn arnav e dyd adan e pen enteu e nos.
Legal.
[GPC LlI (8.11-14 (§10, 4-7)) circa 1250]
4. Breckan lwytkoch galetlom toll a dannwyt arnei a llenlliein vrastoll trychwannawc ar uchaf y vreckan, a gobennyd lletwac a thudet govudyr idaw ar warthaf y llenlliein.
Arthurian, Vision.
[GPC BRh (3. 15-8) circa 1350]
c.f.: bedbolster,
bolster,
cervical,
cervicarium,
gobennydd,
head-rail,
pillow,
plumacius,
pulvillus,
pulvinar,
wanger
Sex: Male, Female Ceremonial: No
Body Parts:
Etymological Evidence:
Definite, native Welsh word, from *uo-kuenn 'under-head' + nominal suffix.
WF: Compound
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