Dear List, Whilst we are on definitions and explanations, can somebody please tell me what exactly is meant by a "Welsh uncle". Bettye Kirkwood, Australia.

Bettye Kirkwood <[email protected]> wrote: Whilst we are on definitions and explanations, can somebody please tell me what exactly is meant by a "Welsh uncle". ================ Dear Betty, The OED defines Welsh uncle as "a parent's male first cousin". Source: "The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary" edited by Lesley Brown, published 1993 by Clarendon Press, Oxford. ISBN 0-19-861134-X Kind regards, John ---------------------------- John Ball, Ystalyfera, South Wales, UK E-mail: [email protected] Homepage: http://home.clara.net/wfha/ Welsh Family History Archive: http://home.clara.net/wfha/wales/ --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.557 / Virus Database: 349 - Release Date: 30/12/2003

Hi Bettye I believe that the word 'Nwncl' was sometimes used by village people when they respectfully referred to one of the older men, or senior citizens in today's parlance. It is used at least twice in this way, once re my own gg grandfather, in the book 'Old Characters of Gellinudd' (near Pontardawe in Gla), book written in 1911. Can be quite confusing ! The correct Welsh word for uncle is 'ewythr' Gareth List administrator for DYFED, CGN & PEM Genuki Wales http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/ Lookup Exchange http://home.clara.net/tirbach/lookup.html Help Page http://home.clara.net/tirbach/hicks.html . ----- Original Message ----- From: "BJ & LC Kirkwood" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 10:15 PM Subject: [Dyfed] Explanations > Dear List, > > Whilst we are on definitions and explanations, can somebody please tell me what exactly is meant by a "Welsh uncle". > > Bettye Kirkwood, Australia. > > > ==== DYFED Mailing List ==== > Rootsweb THREADED Archive Search for Dyfed-L > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/DYFED-L/ > >