aelwyd

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from Old English ǣled (whence also Cornish oles, Breton oaled), from Proto-Germanic *ailidaz.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈeɨ̯lʊɨ̯d/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈei̯lʊi̯d/

Noun

aelwyd f (plural aelwydydd)

1. hearth, ingle
2. fireside
3. home, household

Related terms

• aidd

Mutation

Mutated forms of aelwyd

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
aelwyd	unchanged	unchanged	haelwyd

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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