gwawl

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *wāl-, from Proto-Celtic *wel-, *weleti (“to see”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡwau̯l/

Noun

gwawl m (uncountable)

1. (poetic) light, splendour, radiance

   Synonyms: goleuni, disgleirdeb

Derived terms

• gwawl y Gogledd (“northern lights, aurora borealis”)
• rhwng gwyll a gwawl (“from dusk till dawn”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwawl	wawl	ngwawl	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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