cywydd
noun
cyw·ydd
ˈkəˌwit͟h
plural cywyddau
kəˈwəˌt͟hī
1
: a Welsh verse form in couplets or occasionally triplets with rhyme and cynghanedd
especially
: verse consisting of couplets of 7-syllable lines with varying cynghanedd and terminal rhyme that falls alternately on accented and on unaccented syllables
2
: a poem written in cywydd
found among his loose papers … the autograph of a Welsh poem, a cywydd by Hopkins himself—
W. H. Gardner
W. H. GardnerDictionary Entries Near cywydd
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“Cywydd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cywydd. Accessed 3 Jun. 2024.
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