gwaelu

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Denominative of gwael.

Verb[edit]

gwaelu (first-person singular present gwaelaf) (transitive, intransitive)

  1. to become ill, sicken, grow faint, ail
  2. to become worse, weaken, decay
  3. to debase, lower (oneself, etc.), become wretched

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwaelu waelu ngwaelu unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

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