pe|nill

pe|nill
pe|nill «puh NIHL», noun, plural -nil|lion «-NIHL yuhn».
1. a form of improvised verse adapted to an air played on the harp, and sung by the Welsh at an eisteddfod and on other occasions.
2. a stanza of such verse: »

The bards…struck up a sort of consecutive chorus in a series of penillion or stanzas in praise of Maelgon and his heirship (Thomas Love Peacock).

[< Welsh pennill verse, stanza (plural pennillion, penillion) < penn head]

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