gwystl

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh gwystyl, from Proto-Brythonic *guɨstl, from Proto-Celtic *gēstlos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeys-tlo-, from *gʰeydʰ-.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡwɨ̞sdl/, [ˈɡwɨ̞stl̩ˠ]
• (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɡʊi̯sdl/, [ˈɡʊi̯stl̩], /ɡwɪsdl/, [ˈɡwɪstl̩]
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɡʊi̯sdɪl/, [ˈɡʊi̯stɪl], /ˈɡwɪsdɪl/, [ˈɡʊi̯stɪl]

Noun

gwystl m (plural gwystlon)

1. (law) pledge, pawn
2. hostage

Derived terms

• arwystl
• cyngwystl
• gwystlo

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwystl	wystl	ngwystl	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), “gwystl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies