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[–] DrCake 28 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (5 children)

Holy fucking shit. How has my tiny Welsh town made it here? I live near Mold (Yr Wyddgrug in Welsh), AMA I guess

Btw, in England it’s spelt mould, as in black mould, phonetically it still works though

[–] Stamau123 14 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Does Yr Wyddgrug translate to mold?

[–] DrCake 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

It translates to “The Mound”. There’s an old motte and Bailey castle from the Norman conquests which I guess is where it got the name. I guess that’s also where the English name came from, just corrupted over the centuries.

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