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Penguins probably acquired their name because of their similar appearance to the now extinctGreat Auk, another flightless bird in the northern hemisphere which wascalled "pen gwyn," meaning "white head," in the Welsh language.
Penguins 2010
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Ac ar ben popeth, du a gwyn yw'r tudalennau mewnol i gyd.
Archive 2008-02-01 Dyfrig 2008
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Ac ar ben popeth, du a gwyn yw'r tudalennau mewnol i gyd.
Diwedd Y Byd Dyfrig 2008
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“What is the name of this place?” said I. “It is called Ty gwyn,” said the man of the hat.
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If they was a-gwyn to freedom in a white man's keer, I wouldn't stop 'em to be cap'n of a man-of-war.
The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times George Alfred Townsend 1877
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"An 'I'm gwyn to sell him, too," the negro muttered, seizing the reins.
The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times George Alfred Townsend 1877
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I can't git no jobs and I run arrands for everybody fur nothin ', but the first money I git I'm gwyn to buy a new hat with.
The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times George Alfred Townsend 1877
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Roxy she come, an 'was gwyn to run away till she saw my flowers, an' she stopped a minute an 'says I:' I jest got 'em for you,
The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times George Alfred Townsend 1877
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John Randolph, dey say, is gwyn to set more dan three hundred free.
The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times George Alfred Townsend 1877
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"Jedge Custis is gwyn to be sold out by Meshach Milburn."
The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times George Alfred Townsend 1877
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