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hwyl|ˈhuːɪl|
Also (erron.) hwyll.
[W.]
An emotional quality which inspires and sustains impassioned eloquence; also, the fervour of emotion characteristic of gatherings of Welsh people.
1899Daily News 1 Mar. 7/5 What is termed the Welsh ‘hwyl’, a form of eloquence which seems to exert remarkable influence on the hearers. 1928Observer 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. 1959W. Golding Free Fall ii. 57 Father Anselm..was not emotional, no Welsh hwyll for him. 1970Daily 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. 1973Ibid. 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. |