hudol

Welsh

Etymology

From hud (“enchantment”) +‎ -ol.

Adjective

hudol (feminine singular hudol, plural hudol, equative mor hudol, comparative mwy hudol, superlative mwyaf hudol, not mutable)

1. magical
2. enchanting
3. (figurative) attractive, enticing

Derived terms

• hudoliaeth
• hudolus

Noun

hudol m (plural hudoliaid or hudolion, feminine hudoles, not mutable)

1. (literary) enchanter, sorcerer

   Synonyms: swynwr, dewin

   • 1588, William Morgan, transl., Y Beibl : Y Beibl cyssegr-lan, 1st edition, London: Humphrey Toy, Ail llyfr Moſes yr hwn a elwir Exodus 7:11:

     A Pharao hefyd a alwodd am y doethion, a’r hudolion: a hwyntau hefyd [ſef] ſynwyꝛ yꝛ Aipht a wnaethant felly drwy eu ſwynion.

     And Pharaoh also called for the wise men and the sorcerors; and they also, the magicians of Egypt, did in like manner with their enchantments.

Further reading

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