gwaelu

Welsh

Etymology

Denominative of gwael.

Verb

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

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

• 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