hwyl

The fire of devotion and harmony of voice overcame us; and "Uncle Tom" will not forget this "happy opportunity," or, to speak in Welsh, "hwyl!"

An Autobiography of the Rev. Josiah Henson ("Uncle Tom"). From 1789 to 1881. With a Preface by Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Introductory Notes by George Sturge, S. Morley, Esq., M. P., Wendell Phillips, and John G. Whittier. Edited by John Lobb, F.R.G.S. Revised and Enlarged. 1881

Will was certainly an eloquent preacher, if not a born orator, and possessed that peculiar gift known in Wales as "hwyl" -- a sudden ecstatic inspiration, which carries the speaker away on its wings, supplying him with burning words of eloquence, which in his calmer and normal state he could never have chosen for himself.

Garthowen A Story of a Welsh Homestead Allen Raine 1885

The Barry-born swimmer is already looking forward to defending his Commonwealth 1,500m gold medal in Delhi next year - and feeling the Welsh 'hwyl' once more.

WalesOnline - Home 2009

"The singing generates the passion and the atmosphere or the 'hwyl' as we say in Wales.

BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition 2010

Wales, occasionally wild and woolly, relied on hwyl and inspiration.

Six Nations 2011: England beginning to show signs of dangerous purpose| Richard Williams 2011

The cycling season from a British perspective: Mark Cavendish earns the ‘Runner-up of the Year’ award for finishing second in the Tour points competition, while Geraint Thomas earns an honorable mention for displaying “plenty of Welsh hwyl to finish a battling second on the brilliant pavé stage of the Tour de France.”

Must Reads: Costa denies, Sutton prepares, Hoffman returns 2010

Diolch o galon i ti am bopeth a phob hwyl i'r dyfodol!

Ordovicius 2009 2008

Yn arbennig o hwyl yw'r doc yno am tramps sy'n syrffio trolis siopa.

Chwilio am raglenni a ffilmiau dogfen da Dyfrig 2009

They're the two most able and most experienced and will also bring a bit of hwyl and oomph to Plaid's politics.

Plaid´s peers: the shortlist 2008

Roeddw ni'n mwynhau gwylio re-runs y cyfresi gwreiddiol BSG pan oeddw ni'n llai ond rioed wedi rhoi cyfle i'r cyfresi newydd - efallai, rhyw ddydd, pan fydd penwythnos tawel gennai a'r glaw yn powlio fe a'i draw i Blockbuster a rentio'r gyfres gyntaf a gweld sut hwyl dwi'n ei gael.

Hwre! Dyfrig 2008