Geirfa Swynwraig Glossary

Basgedwaith

Basketweaving

A very important, transferrable skill from our past. If you can weave a basket, you can build a house.

Clecs

Tales

Even non Welsh speakers probably use this word or remember it from childhood

Doula

A Greek word that literally means “female slave for the child-bearing woman.” Today the word has come to mean “One who mothers the mother.”The Greek text used by Luke that Mary uses to describe herself when consenting to become the Mother of God is quite literally the Greek word doula. "Behold, I am the doulē of the Lord," she says.

Frappé

Frappé _ from French, where it describes drinks chilled with ice. Beginning in the 19th century, a variety of cold coffee drinks named café frappé (à la glace) are documented, some similar to slushes, others more like iced coffee.

Gwerddon

Oasis

Heddwch

Peace

Israddol

Subservient

Llafarganu

Chant

Mam

Mother

Ochryddion

Bystanders

Perllan

Orchard

There was a pop-up orchard in Senghenydd last Autumn

Rhannu

Sharing

Thank you for sharing your stories with the Swynwraig

Swynwraig

Throughout this project we have been exploring the role of the contemporary Swynwraig - collector and sharer of stories and prayers and lost words

Trapunto

From the Italian for "to quilt", a method of quilting that is also called "stuffed technique". A puffy, decorative feature, trapunto utilizes at least two layers, the underside of which is slit and padded, producing a raised surface on the quilt.

Ukraine

A Senghenydd resident shared his beautiful pieces of Ukranian embroidery with the group.

Ymchwil

Research

Key Word Theory is an idea exploring how we interact with language by latching on to certain important words. Key words can transcend barriers and bring us closer to common understandings.

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