Etymograph

English

rhingyll

Rhingyll comes from Welsh rhingyll ‘sergeant’.

  1. Welshc. 1500–presentrhingyll1‘sergeant’
  2. Englishtodayrhingyll1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English rhingyll

Lineage

  1. Welshc. 1500–presentrhingyllWiktionary, English rhingyll‘sergeant’
  2. EnglishtodayrhingyllWiktionary, English rhingyll

Every English word from Welsh rhingyll

Today it means

noun A sergeant (inferior officer attendant on magistrates).

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “rhingyll”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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