Cornish

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Etymology

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From Middle Cornish awel, from Old Cornish auhel, from Proto-Brythonic *awel, from Proto-Celtic *awelā (wind, breeze). Cognate with Breton avel (wind) and Welsh awel (breeze, wind).

Noun

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awel f (plural awelyow)

  1. gale
  2. weather
    Synonym: kewer
  3. wind
    Synonym: gwyns

Derived terms

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Semantic loan from French; see wel.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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awel

  1. well
    Awel meneer, aan uw vraag zie ik wel dat ge slecht op de hoogte zijt.Well, sir, your question tells me that you are ill-informed.

References

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  • W. de Vreese (1899), Gallicismen in het Zuidnederlandsch, Gent

Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *ahwal, from Proto-Germanic *ahwalaz (fork, hook).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑ.wel/, /ˈɑːˌwel/

Noun

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awel, āwel m

  1. awl

Declension

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Short vowel

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative awel awelas
accusative awel awelas
genitive aweles awela
dative awele awelum
Long vowel

Strong a-stem:

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: owul, owl, eawel, ewel, oul

Welsh

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Etymology

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From Middle Welsh awel, from Proto-Brythonic *awel, from Proto-Celtic *awelā (breeze, wind), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewh₁eleh₂, from *h₂weh₁- (to blow). Compare Cornish awel and Breton avel.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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awel f (plural awelon)

  1. breeze, wind
    Synonyms: anadl, gwynt

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of awel
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
awel unchanged unchanged hawel

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.