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‖ pennill|ˈpɛnɪhl|
usually in pl. penillion |pɛˈnɪhlɪən|, also (erron.) pennillion.
[Welsh pennill verse, stanza (f. penn head), pl. penn-, penillion.]
a. A form of improvised verse adapted to an air played on the harp, sung by the Welsh at the Eisteddfod and on other occasions; a stanza of such verse.
1784E. Jones (title) Musical and Poetical Relicks of the Welsh Bards with a select collection of the Pennillion. 1829T. L. Peacock Misfort. Elphin 125 The bards..struck up a sort of consecutive chorus in a series of pennillion or stanzas in praise of Maelgon and his heirship. 1887J. Thomas in Grove Dict. Mus. IV. 438 The singers continue to take up their Penill alternately with the harp. 1894Wales Aug. 170/2 As he was so famous a poet, I thought he must be either a writer of hymns or of penillion to be sung with the harp. 1962Listener 26 Apr. 740/3 The englynion, the penillion telyn.
b. attrib. and Comb.
1784E. Jones Mus. Rel. Welsh Bards (1794) 61 There are several kinds of Pennill metres... The skill of the pennill-singers in this is admirable. 1887Times (weekly ed.) 19 Aug. 15/3 Sir J. H. Puleston informed the Prince of the rules of pennillion singing. 1898Westm. Gaz. 1 June 5/2 Eos Dâr, the leading penillion-singer, sang to the accompaniment of the harp the traditional penillion sung at Welsh weddings. 1938Oxf. Compan. Mus. 1009/2 A certain limited group of harp tunes are habitually used for Penillion performances. 1962Times 31 Jan. (Wales Suppl.) p. xi/6 Penillion Singing (lit., ‘singing of verses’) to harp accompaniment. |