Word(s) of the Day 09/11/2018
Tymestl = tum-est-tl
Tymhestlog = tum-hest-logg
Tymestl means tempest or storm
Tymhestlog means tempestuous, blustery or stormy
Storm is the most commonly used word for storm in Welsh. Then sometimes, but not very often, you may hear the word drycin = druck-inn. Though I would personally say that it’s a word mostly in use by the older generation and also in literature. But somewhere in the middle, you have these glorious words tymestl and tymhestlog, which are wonderful to say once you get your tongue round them and in my opinion, sound as dramatic as the weather they’re describing. What’s more, just like the word tempestuous in English, tymhestlog can be used to describe an impassioned and fiery relationship - perthynas dymhestlog, a volatile and often angry individual - person tymhestlog and an erratic and turbulent life - bywyd tymhestlog.
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