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Manawydan

There were also two forms of the name of ManawyJan in Welsh; for by the side of that there was another, namely, Manawydan, liable to be shortened to Manawyd: both occur in old Welsh poetry'

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There were also two forms of the name of ManawyJan in Welsh; for by the side of that there was another, namely, Manawydan, liable to be shortened to Manawyd: both occur in old Welsh poetry' (Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx, Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx > Volume II > Chapter IX: Place-name Stories)

Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx

  • attestation: There were also two forms of the name of ManawyJan in Welsh; for by the side of that there was another, namely, Manawydan, liable to be shortened to Manawyd: both occur in old Welsh poetry' (Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx > Volume II > Chapter IX: Place-name Stories)

    "There were also two forms of the name of ManawyJan in Welsh; for by the side of that there was another, namely, Manawydan, liable to be shortened to Manawyd: both occur in old Welsh poetry'."

  • relationship: Lastly, Manawydan, from whom the Mabinogi takes its name, is called ntab Lyr, 'son of ILyr,' in Welsh, and Mananndn mac Ltr in Irish (Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx > Volume II > Chapter IX: Place-name Stories)

    "Lastly, Manawydan, from whom the Mabinogi takes its name, is called ntab Lyr, 'son of ILyr,' in Welsh, and Mananndn mac Ltr in Irish."