archoll

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Middle Welsh[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

archoll f or m (plural archolleu)

  1. a blow (act of striking or hitting), wound (injury)

Descendants[edit]

  • Welsh: archoll

Mutation[edit]

Middle Welsh mutation
Radical Soft Nasal H-prothesis
archoll unchanged unchanged harcholl
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Possibly from ar- +‎ hollt (cleft, split).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

archoll f or m (plural archollion)

  1. wound, cut, gash

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
archoll unchanged unchanged harcholl
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading[edit]

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