sawdl

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh saudel, from Proto-Brythonic [Term?], from Proto-Celtic *stātlā or *stādlā (“heel”), from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tleh₂ or *stéh₂dʰleh₂ (“that which is used for standing”) respectively, from the root *steh₂- (“to stand”) +‎ *-tleh₂/*-dʰleh₂ (instrument noun suffix). Cognate with Cornish seudhel, Middle Breton seuzl, Irish sáil, Scottish Gaelic sàil and Manx saayl.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /sau̯dl/, [ˈsau̯dl̩]
• (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /sau̯dl/, [ˈsau̯dl̩]
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈsau̯dʊl/

Noun

sawdl m or f (plural sodlau, not mutable)

1. (anatomy) heel

Derived terms

• sodlau uchel (“high heels”)
• sawdl y fuwch (“cowslip”)
• disodli (“to displace; supplant”)