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gweld

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Welsh

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Syncopated form of older gweled, from Middle Welsh gwelet, from Proto-Brythonic *gwelɨd, from Proto-Celtic *weleti, from Proto-Indo-European *wel-.

See also Cornish gweles, Breton gwelet; also Latin voltus (facial expression), Old English wuldor (glory), Tocharian B yel- (to examine), Old English wlītan (to look, gaze).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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gweld (first-person singular present gwelaf)

  1. (transitive) to see

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of gweld
radical soft nasal aspirate
gweld weld ngweld unchanged

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

Further reading

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