单词 | hwyl |
释义 | hwyln. An emotional quality which inspires and sustains impassioned eloquence; also, the fervour of emotion characteristic of gatherings of Welsh people. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > passion > ardour or fervour > [noun] heatc825 earnestOE fervour1340 ardourc1386 fever heata1398 burning1398 lowea1425 fervencec1430 ferventnessc1430 flame1548 ardency1549 fervency1554 fire1579 calenture1596 inflammation1600 warmth1600 brimstonea1616 incandescence1656 fervidness1692 candency1723 glow1748 white heat1814 hwyl1899 the mind > emotion > excitement > inspiration > [noun] > specific type of inspiration or exaltation > sustaining impassioned eloquence hwyl1899 1899 Daily News 1 Mar. 7/5 What is termed the Welsh ‘hwyl’, a form of eloquence which seems to exert remarkable influence on the hearers. 1928 Observer 15 July 11/3 The National Eisteddfod is a microcosm of Wales. There you may see preacher and ploughman, collier and clerk, all rubbing shoulders and all under the influence of the intangible and untranslatable ‘hwyl’ of the Eisteddfod. 1959 W. Golding Free Fall ii. 57 Father Anselm..was not emotional, no Welsh hwyll for him. 1970 Daily Tel. 16 June 7 Plaid Cymru, full of ‘hwyl’ and hope, are making an all out effort to repeat in Cardigan the success they achieved..in Carmarthen. 1973 Daily Tel. 13 Jan. 16 There should be a considerable degree of hwyl on board HMS Glamorgan today when 20 members of the London Glamorgan Society are entertained to lunch. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1899 |
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