Celyn: Gwahaniaeth rhwng fersiynau

''One is quite right to draw attention to the problem of lenition, that celyn 'holly' would remain as such in 'y celyn' 'the holly'. However, we must allow for perception to trump rules of grammar. If people thought it was gelyn 'enemy' then it would be likely to be a strong influence on local pronunciation. I have a similar example in Denbighshire, the present Tafarnygelyn (SJ1861). There was an inn there in the 17th century, probably with the common inn-sign denoting a holly, and a toll gate (Tafarn y Celin Gate 1795). No doubt the animosity to turnpikes provided the motivation to see this as the enemy (gelyn). By 1838 it was Tafarn-gelyn, and the 1983 Tafarn-y- Gelyn. Intriguingly, the predisposition to see it as gelyn had also occurred before the turnpike for reasons unknown to us today: Dafarn gelin 1680-1. But there can be little doubt the the inn-sign was of a holly and not an enemy.''<ref>Owen, HW: Dictionary of the Place-Names of Wales</ref>