"soldier's englyn". This consists of three seven-syllable lines. All three lines rhyme.

Englyn gwastad

The "even englyn", more common in the Middle Ages than later. This consists of four seven-syllable lines. All four lines rhyme. One example (showing the half-rhyme of -edd with -er) is:

Englyn byr crwca

The "short crooked englyn". This is like englyn penfyr, but orders the lines differently: seven syllables in the first, ten syllables (in two groups

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