haeddel
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See also: Haeddel
Welsh
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Old_plough_schema.svg/370px-Old_plough_schema.svg.png)
Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- (“to grasp”). Cognate with Breton hael.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈheɨ̯ðɛl/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈhei̯ðɛl/
- Rhymes: -eɨ̯ðɛl
Noun
[edit]haeddel f (plural haeddeli or haeddeliau or haeddelion, not mutable)
- (agriculture) handle of a plough
Derived terms
[edit]- haeddel fach (“ploughstaff, lesser handle”)
- haeddel fawr (“ploughtail, master-handle”)
- yr Haeddel (“the Great Bear, Ursa Major”)