maglocune
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A male given name from Proto-Brythonic, of historical usage, notably borne by Maelgwn Gwynedd.
Example Sentences
- "The last, but greatest of all in power, was Maglocune, and greatest also in wickedness; he had driv’n out or slain many other Kings, or Tyrants; and was called the Island Dragon, perhaps having his seat in Anglesey; a profuse giver, a great Warrior, and of a goodly stature."
- "If, as Skene suggested, Maglocune and Cuneglas are referred to in Poem XVII of the Red Book of Hergest as ‘The Dragon from Gwynedd’ and ‘The Bear from the South,’ the continuance of the epithets so late and the substitution of them for the names of the kings would strengthen the conclusion."
- "About the year 547 there was an outbreak in Wales of the yellow plague, which carried off among others Maglocune, the king of North Wales specially reviled in the cursings of Gildas."
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin Maglocunus, from Proto-Brythonic *Maɣlogun, an archaic form of *Maɨlgun, from Proto-Celtic *Maglokunos (literally “noble hound”). Equivalent to modern Welsh Maelgwn.
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, *Maglokunos