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From English fail +‎ -u.

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ffaelu (first-person singular present ffaelaf, not mutable)

  1. (South Wales) (informal) to fail
    Synonym: methu
    Antonyms: llwyddo, pasio
    Ffaeles i'r prawf.
    I failed the test.
  2. (South Wales) (informal) to be unable, cannot
    Synonym: methu
    Antonyms: gallu, medru
    Fi'n ffaelu gweld.
    I can't see.
    (literally, “I fail to see.”)

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References edit

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ffaelu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies