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Olwen

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[ol-wen] / ˈɒl wɛn /

noun

Welsh Legend.
  1. a princess, the daughter of Ysbaddaden Chief-giant.


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Olwen Jones, 70, has been receiving the payment for the last four years since retiring from her job in IT.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2024

Rev Olwen Woolcock, priest-in-charge of the parishes of Ketton and Tinwell, said there had been several false starts in the attempts to discover how the cross had come from Doingt to Rutland.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2023

Dr Olwen Williams, vice-president of the Royal College of Physicians in Wales said hospital staff were suffering "moral injury".

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2023

Olwen Rees, 76, grandmother to Georgina, four, and Alyssa, seven, said developing Welsh skills at a young age was "so important".

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2022

Olwen, with Golden's furs, hurried through the billiard-room to the outer hall with the "Enquiries" counter, the long bar, and the rows of refreshment-tables crowded by soldiers and sailors.

From The Disturbing Charm by Ruck, Berta

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