Prydain

Etymology
From, from early , a variant of , which survives in and as an early borrowing in 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, perhaps from a , , from.

The Modern Welsh continuation of 🇨🇬, in contrast, is. Also see.

Proper noun

 * 1) Britain
 * (Northern dialect)
 * (Southern dialect)

Usage notes
In medieval texts, the term often refers to the northernmost part of the island, beyond the Forth and Clyde. Where the island as a whole is meant, the phrase Ynys Prydain (Latin insula Britanniae, "Isle of Britain") is commonly used.