chell
See also: Chell
English edit
Etymology edit
From ch- + shall, from ich or che + shall.
Contraction edit
chell
- (West Country, obsolete) I shall
- 1839, An Exmoor Scolding, London: John Russell Smith, page 4:
- Me a strat in the chups? Dest hire ma? Come aneest me, chell pummel tha, chell vag tha, chell lace tha.
References edit
- Holloway, William (1840) A General Dictionary of Provincialisms, London: John Russell Smith, page 27
Middle English edit
Etymology edit
See ch-.
Verb edit
chell
- I shall.
Old Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
chell
- Lenited form of cell.
Mutation edit
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| cell | chell | cell pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
chell
- Aspirate mutation of cell.
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cell | gell | nghell | chell |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||