ellyn

== Middle English == === Noun === ellyn alternative form of elne (“ell”) == Welsh == === Etymology === From Middle Welsh ellyn, from Old Welsh elinn, from Proto-Brythonic, from Proto-Celtic *altein, ultimately of probable substrate origin. === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɛɬɨ̞n/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɛɬɪn/ Rhymes: -ɛɬɨ̞n === Noun === ellyn m (plural ellynnau or ellynnod) (literary) razor Synonyms: rasel, raser ==== Related terms ==== eillio (“to shave”) siafio (“to shave”) === Mutation === === References === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “ellyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies