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- AWDLA long poem written in Welsh using cynghanedd and one of twenty-four strict meters.
- BEERAn alcoholic drink fermented from starch material, commonly barley malt; often with hops or some other substance (like gruit) to impart a bitter flavor.
- BOGLEA goblin, imp, bogeyman, bugbear or similar a frightful being or phantom.
- BRISKFull of liveliness and activity; characterized by quickness of motion or action.
- BROCKA male badger.
- CANTREDAlternative form of cantref.
- CANTREFA mediaeval land division in Wales.
- CHUMA friend; a pal.
- CRAGA rocky outcrop; a rugged steep cliff or rock.
- CRUMPETA type of savoury cake, typically flat and round, made from batter and yeast, containing many small holes and served toasted, usually with butter.
- CRWTHAn archaic stringed instrument associated particularly with Wales, though once played widely in Europe, and characterized by a vaulted back and enough space for the player to stop
- CULMWaste coal, used as a poor quality fuel.
- CULMEDWaste coal, used as a poor quality fuel.
- CULMINGWaste coal, used as a poor quality fuel.
- DULSEA seaweed of a reddish-brown color (Palmaria palmata) which is sometimes eaten, as in Scotland.
- FANTODA state of worry or nervous anxiety, irritability.
- FARDTo paint, as the cheeks or face.
- GOUGESenses relating to cutting tools. A chisel with a curved blade for cutting or scooping channels, grooves, or holes in wood, stone, etc. A bookbinder's tool with a curved face, used
- GWYNIADA freshwater fish of species Coregonus pennantii, native to Bala Lake in Gwynedd.
- HERESYA doctrine held by a member of a religion at variance or conflict with established religious beliefs.
- HURTTo cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury.
- HWYLA melodic chanting style of Welsh preaching.
- KIBEA chilblain (often ulcerated), especially on the heel of the foot (also afflictive to some animals); a cold sore or blister.
- KISTVAENA stone coffin in the form of a pit covered with earth and surrounded by stones.
- LATHA thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc.
- MERCHETIn Middle Ages England, a fine paid to a lord on a daughter's marriage, in recompense for the loss of a worker.
- METHEGLINA spiced mead, originally from Wales.
- MITHERTo make an unnecessary fuss, moan, bother.
- MOUNTAINAn elevation of land of considerable dimensions rising more or less abruptly, forming a conspicuous figure in the landscape, usually having a small extent of surface at its summit.
- NAINA grandmother.
- PALFREYA small horse with a smooth, ambling gait, popular in the Middle Ages with nobles and women for riding (contrasted with a warhorse).
- PANDYA fulling mill.
- PIKELETA thick type of sweet pancake.
- RAREBITWelsh rarebit
- SCRAYA tern; the sea swallow.
- SEWINSea trout, a subspecies of brown trout (Salmo trutta morpha trutta).
- SWATHThe track cut out by a scythe in mowing.
- TREFA hamlet in Britain in pre-Saxon times.
- TUMPA mound or hillock.
- TWERPA fool, a twit.
- WELCHA person who defaults on an obligation, especially a small one.
- WELSHTo cheat or swindle someone, often by not paying a debt, especially a gambling debt.
- WELSHERAlternative spelling of welcher.
- WHERRYA boat or light ship used to navigate inland waterways.