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Mari Lwyd
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English
thumb|The Mari Lwyd.
Etymology
en cy Mari Lwyd, with soft mutation (after a feminine noun) of cy llwyd grey. The first part may be a form of the name en Mary or a use of the English word en mare. See Wikipedia for fuller discussion of these and other possibilities. In Welsh the name is used with the definite article and consequent soft mutation, cy Mari Lwyd y Fari Lwyd.
Pronunciation
en /meri lʊid/
en
Proper noun
1
A Welsh winter holiday custom involving wassailing with a horse's skull carried by a person hidden under a sheet.
en by extension with "the" The name of the character itself.
See also
en 'Obby 'Oss
Welsh
cy:
Etymology
the Grey Mary, although may derive from English en mare.
Proper noun
f y Fari Lwyd
the en Mari Lwyd
Mutation