Glossary

Addiendydd: sixth day of the week

aderyn: birds

aethnen: aspen tree; sacred to Ederynion

alarch: swan; the symbol of the royal house of Ederynion

alban: light; any one of the four solar festivals

Alban Awyr: festival honoring Taran; Spring Equinox

Alban Haf: festival honoring Modron; Summer Solstice

Alban Nerth: festival honoring Agrona and Camulos; Autumnal Equinox

Alban Nos: festival honoring Sirona and Grannos; the Winter Solstice

ap: son of

ar: high

Archdruid: leader of the Druids, must be a descendent of Llyr

Arderydd: high eagle; symbol of the High Kings

Ardewin: leader of the Dewin, must be a descendent of Llyr

arymes: prophecy

Awenyddion: dreamer (see Dreamer)

awyr: air

bach: boy

Bard: a telepath; they are musicians, poets, and arbiters of the law in matters of inheritance, marriage, and divorce; Bards can Far-Sense and Wind-Speak; they revere the god Taran, King of the Winds

bedwen: birch tree; sacred to the Bards

Bedwen Mis: birch month; roughly corresponds to March

blaid: wolf; the symbol of the royal house of Prydyn

bran: raven; the symbol of the Dreamers

Brenin: high or noble one; the High King; acts as an amplifier for the Y Dawnus

buarth: circle

cad: battle

cadair: chair (of state)

caer: fortress

calan: first day; any one of the four fire festivals

Calan Gaef: festival honoring Annwyn and Aertan

Calan Llachar: festival honoring Cerridwen and Cerrunnos

Calan Morynion: festival honoring Nantsovelta

Calan Olau: festival honoring Mabon

cantref: a large division of land for administrative purposes; two to three commotes make up a cantref; a cantref is ruled by a Lord or Lady

canu: song

cariad: beloved

celynnen: holly

Celynnen Mis: holly month; roughly corresponds to late May/early June

cenedl: clan

cerdinen: rowan tree; sacred to the Dreamers

Cerdinen Mis: rowan month; roughly corresponds to July

Cerdorrian: sons of Cerridwen; the hidden organization of warriors and Y Dawnus working to drive the Coranians out of Kymru

cleddyf: sword

collen: hazel tree; sacred to Prydyn

Collen Mis: hazel month; roughly corresponds to October

commote: a small division of land for administrative purposes; two or three commotes make up a cantref; a commote is ruled by a Gwarda

coed: forest, wood

cynyddu: increase; the time when the moon is waxing

da: father

dan: fire

derwen: oak tree; sacred to the Druids

Derwen Mis: oak month; roughly corresponds to December

Dewin: a clairvoyant; they are physicians; they can Life-Read and Wind-Ride; they revere the goddess Nantsovelta, Lady of the Moon

disglair: bright; the time when the moon is full

draig: dragon; the symbol of the Dewin

draenenwen: hawthorn tree; sacred to Rheged

Draenenwen Mis: hawthorn month; roughly corresponds to late June/early July

Dreamer: a descendent of Llyr who has precognitive abilities; the Dreamer can Dream-Speak and Time-Walk; the Dreamer also has the other three gifts—telepathy, clairvoyance, and psychokinesis; there is only one Dreamer in a generation; they revere the god Mabon, King of Fire

Dream-Speaking: precognitive dreams; one of the Dreamer’s gifts

Druid: a psychokinetic; they are astronomers, scientists, and lead all festivals; they can Shape-Move, Fire-Weave, and, in partnership with the High King, Storm-Bring; they revere the goddess Modron, the Great Mother of All

drwys: doors

dwfr: water

dwyvach-breichled: goddess-bracelet; bracelet made of oak used by Druids

eiddew: ivy

Eiddew Mis: ivy month; roughly corresponds to April

enaid-dal: soul-catcher; lead collars that prevent Y Dawnus from using their gifts

eos: nightingale; the symbol of the Bards

erias: fire

erydd: eagle

Far-Sensing: the telepathic ability to communicate with animals

ffynidwydden: fir tree; sacred to the High Kings

Fire-Weaving: the psychokinetic ability to light fires

gaef: winter

galanas: blood price

galor: mourning, sorrow

goddeau: trees

gorsedd: a gathering (of Bards)

greu: blood

Gwaithdydd: third day of the week

gwarchan: incantation

Gwarda: ruler of a commote

gwernan: alder tree; sacred to Gwynedd

Gwernan Mis: alder month; roughly corresponds to late April/early May

gwinydden: vine

Gwinydden: vine month; roughly corresponds to August

Gwlad Yr Haf: the Land of Summer; the Otherworld

gwydd: knowledge

gwyn: white

gwynt: wind

Gwyntdydd: fifth day of the week

gwyr: seeker

haf: summer

hebog: hawk; the symbol of the royal house of Gwynedd

helygen: willow

Helygen Mis: willow month; roughly corresponds to January

honneit: spear

Life-Reading: the clairvoyant ability to lay hands on a patient and determine the nature of their ailment

llachar: bright

llech: stone

lleihau: to diminish; the time when the moon is waning

lleu: lion

Llundydd: second day of the week

llyfr: book

llyn: lake

llys: court

Lord/Lady: ruler of a cantref

mam: mother

march: horse; the symbol of the royal house of Rheged

Master Bard: leader of the Bards, must be a descendent of Llyr

Meirgdydd: fourth day of the week

meirig: guardian

Meriwdydd: seventh day of the week

mis: month

morynion: maiden

mwg-breudduyd: smoke-dream; a method Dreamers can use to induce dreams

mynydd: mountain

mynyddoedd: mountains

naid: leap

nemed: shrine, a sacred grove

nerth: strength

neuadd: hall

niam-lann: a jeweled metallic headpiece, worn by ladies of rank

nos: night

ogaf: cave

olau: fair

onnen: ash tree; sacred to the Dewin

Onnen Mis: ash month; roughly corresponds to February

pair: cauldron

pen: head of

Plentyn Prawf: child test; the testing of children, performed by the Bards, to determine if they are Y Dawnus

rhyfelwr: warrior

sarn: road

Shape-Moving: the psychokinetic ability to move objects

Storm-Bringing: the psychokinetic ability to control certain weather conditions; only effective in partnership with the High King

Suldydd: first day of the week

tarbell: a board game, similar to chess

tarw: bull; the symbol of the Druids

tarw-casgliad: the ceremony where Druids invite a dream from Modron

telyn: harp

teulu: warband

Time-Walking: the ability to see events in the past; one of the Dreamer’s gifts

tir: earth

triskele: the crystal medallion used by Dewin

ty: house

tynge tynghed: the swearing of a destiny

Tynged Mawr: great fate; the test to determine a High King

tywyllu: dark; the time when the moon is new

ur: daughter of

var: out of

Wind-Riding: the clairvoyant ability of astral projection

Wind-Speaking: the telepathic ability to communicate with other humans

wythnos: week

yned: justice

Y Dawnus: the gifted; a Druid, Bard, Dewin, or Dreamer

ysgawen: elder

Ysgawen Mis: elder month; roughly corresponds to September

ystafell: the Ruler’s chambers

ywen: yew

Ywen Mis: yew month; roughly corresponds to November