Powyseg (orPowysian;[1]Welsh:Powyseg ory Bowyseg) is a dialect of theWelsh language spoken in thecentral areas ofWales. It is one of the four major dialects of Welsh spoken in theUnited Kingdom. Its usage is most predominantly found within northernPowys county in Wales[clarification needed] and the formerKingdom of Powys cityWroxeter (formerlyCaer Guricon in Welsh) inEngland.[citation needed]
The dialect follows neighbouringDyfedeg Welsh in its writing and speaking. Northern Welsh variants are known to have vocabulary and literary differences from Standard Welsh, for examplellefrith (Ddefedeg and Powyseg) andllaeth (Gwenhwyseg andGwyndodeg), both meaning "milk" in English, with one being more standard in the north, and the other in the south.[2]Shetin meaninghedge is another word unique to Powyseg, compared to the northern (gwrych), western (clawdd), Pembrokeshire (claw) and Gwenhwyseg (perth) terms for hedge. Powyseg and Gwyndodeg also use the termllwynog forfox compared to the southern wordcadno.[3]
John Morris-Jones stated in 1913, that Powyseg was one of the four dialectal areas in Wales, with the dialect covering NorthernMid Wales andNorth East Wales.[4][3] While in the 1900 book "The Welsh People",John Rhŷs andDavid Brynmor-Jones stated the dialect was one of the three dialects of Wales (Gwenhwyseg and Ddefedeg, were grouped together as the "Southwalian dialect"), and Powyseg was centred onMontgomeryshire but had since expanded to theMerionethshire coast from theRiver Dyfi (Dovey) toDolgellau andHarlech. The dialect was claimed by the two to have been spread byCunedda Wledig.[5]
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