English
Mari Lwyd
Mari Lwyd comes from Welsh Mari Lwyd.
- Welshc. 1500–presentMari Lwyd
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Welshc. 1500–presentMari Lwyd
- Englishtodaysame form
The story
The first part may be a form of the name Mary or a use of the English word mare. In Welsh the name is used with the definite article and consequent soft mutation, y Fari Lwyd.
Every English word from Welsh Mari Lwyd
Today it means
name A Welsh winter holiday custom involving wassailing with a horse's skull carried by a person hidden under a sheet.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Welsh Mari Lwyd / Mari Lwyd