ffolen

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔlɛn/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈfoːlɛn/, /ˈfɔlɛn/

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ffolen f (plural ffolennau, diminutive ffolennig, not mutable)

1. buttock, haunch, rump

   Synonyms: bontin, pedrain

2. thigh, ham

   Synonyms: morddwyd, clun, ham

3. piles, haemorrhoids

   Synonyms: lledewigwst, clwyf y marchogion

Derived terms

• chwarren y ffolen (“popliteal gland”)

Etymology 2

ffôl (“fool”) +‎ -en.

Noun

ffolen f (masculine ffolyn, not mutable)

1. little fool, diminutive of ffôl

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

• ffolem (literary, first person plural)
• ffolent (literary, third person plural)

Verb

ffolen (not mutable)

1. (colloquial) first/third-person plural conditional of ffoli (“to dote”)

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “ffolen”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ffolen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies