mawl

Welsh

Etymology

Back-formation from moli (“to praise, to extol”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mau̯l/

Noun

mawl m (uncountable)

1. praise, adulation, exaltation

   Synonyms: clod, moliant, canmoliaeth, clodforedd

Verb

mawl

1. (literary) third-person singular present indicative/future of moli

Mutation

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