Mabinogion

English Etymology From en cy Mabinogi instruction for young bards, en William Owen Pughe 1795 1 1 the Welsh grammarian. The name originated from cy mabynnogyon, which occurs at the end of one of the four branches, and is now considered to have been a scribal error, mistaken as the plural for en cy mabinogi, which is already plural, derived in an unclear manner from cy mab son, boy. Pronunciation English en /ˌmæbəˈnoʊɡi.ən/ UK Welsh cy /mabiˈnɔɡ.jɔn/ Proper noun the Mabinogion The earliest prose literature of Britain, compiled in the 12th–13th centuries from earlier oral traditions by medieval Welsh authors.