See also: gŵyll

Welsh edit

Etymology edit

Perhaps related to tywyll (dark).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

gwyll m (plural gwyllon)

  1. (literary) darkness
  2. (literary) twilight

Derived terms edit

Mutation edit

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

Further reading edit

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