Maglocune

English Maelgwn Gwynedd Etymology en la-lat Maglocunus, from en cel-bry-pro - *Maɣlogun, an archaic form of cel-bry-pro *Maɨlgun, from en cel-pro *Maglokunos noble hound.Charles-Edwards T. M. Thomas Charles-Edwards 2013 Wales and the Britons, 350–1064 Oxford University Press 9780198217312 87 Equivalent to modern cy Maelgwn. Proper noun en male historical Proto-Brythonic notably borne by Maelgwn Gwynedd. 132 The last, but greatest of all in power, was Maglocune, and greatest also in wickedness; he had driv’n out or slain many other Kings, or Tyrants; and was called the Island Dragon, perhaps having his seat in Anglesey; a profuse giver, a great Warrior, and of a goodly stature. en 1911 Rupert Taylor The Political Prophecy in England 45 If, as Skene suggested, Maglocune and Cuneglas are referred to in Poem XVII of the Red Book of Hergest as ‘The Dragon from Gwynedd’ and ‘The Bear from the South,’ the continuance of the epithets so late and the substitution of them for the names of the kings would strengthen the conclusion. en 1914 J. J. Alexander The Saxon Conquest of Devon History (journal) History 3 3 161 About the year 547 there was an outbreak in Wales of the yellow plague, which carried off among others Maglocune, the king of North Wales specially reviled in the cursings of Gildas. References Latin Proper noun la proper noun form la Maglocunus voc s