englyn
noun
eng·lyn
ˈeŋlə̇n
plural englyns
-nz
also englynion
eŋˈlinˌyȯn
: a usually epigrammatic quatrain in Welsh poetry consisting of 30 syllables in lines of 10, 6, 7, and 7 syllables, the last three lines rhyming usually with the 6th syllable of the first line whose final syllable has no rhyme
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“Englyn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/englyn. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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