I can not find the meaning of this welsh word
By AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
United States
April 15, 2019 9:31am CST
I am either not looking in the right spot, or not looking hard enough. I was reading yesterday and came across a welsh word that I assume is either a curse or an adamant way to say no.
Nargois is the word. This is one of those situations where I am upset about having gotten rid of my Welsh dictionary. I suppose I could go to the thrift store I sold it to and see if they have it on the shelves. Not to buy it again but to see if that word is in it. 
Does anyone know what it means?
The Welsh Girl by Peter Ho Davies is my current read.
Does anyone know what it means?
The Welsh Girl by Peter Ho Davies is my current read.9 people like this
7 responses
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
15 Apr 19
Same here. I may seek help on reddit. I am sure I an find a Welsh speaker there.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
16 Apr 19
@simone10 I have those on occasion.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
15 Apr 19
From what little I know of the language and it's structure, I don't think it is a mis-spelling. I will check into it though. I've also considered asking this on reddit to see if I can find a fluent speaker. I know we have one person who lives in Wales here on mylot, but whether he speaks it or not is another thing entirely.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
16 Apr 19
Possibly, but it wasn't hyphenated or spaced and the situation didn't call for that word. Not unless the word is also a slang for something negative.
In the book, a Welsh young lady was being assaulted. I assume it's either "No" or "stop" or something along those lines.
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@snowy22315 (209177)
• United States
16 Apr 19
Never heard it...sounds like something that would show up in a book about Medieval times though..
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
17 Apr 19
This book's plot is about WWI, but the word itself could very well be medieval.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
16 Apr 19
If I come across them, and then again if I remember by the time that happens.
@kasmakarim (1932)
• Indonesia
15 Apr 19
I can't find anything that can help it. Maybe it's miss-spelled or it's a typo in the book or something else
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
15 Apr 19
I don't think it is. From what little I know of the language, the spelling seems right to me.
