ufel

Middle English

Adjective

ufel

1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of yvel (“evil”)

Welsh

Alternative forms

• uwel

Etymology

From Middle Welsh ufel, from Proto-Celtic *oɸibelā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁opi-bʰel-, from *bʰel- (“to shine”).

Noun

ufel m (plural ufelydd or ufelion)

1. fire, bonfire

Derived terms

• ufelai (“oxygen”)
• ufelaidd (“fiery, volcanic”)
• ufelawd (“sulphate”)
• ufeleiddiad (“oxygenation”)
• ufelfaen (“brimstone”)
• ufelfellt
• ufelgris (“sulphate”)
• ufelhâl (“sulphate”)
• ufelhâl (“sulphate”)
• ufelid (“vitriol”)
• ufelin (“fiery, oxygen”)
• ufelnwy (“oxygen”)
• ufelog (“fiery”)
• ufelu (“to ignite”)
• ufelured (“sulphuret”)
• ufelwy (“lava”)
• ufelyddiaeth (“pyrotechnics”)
• ufelyn (“fiery, burning, sparking”)

 

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
ufel	unchanged	unchanged	hufel
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), “ufel”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies