hwel

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *hwel, from Proto-Celtic *swelos. Cognate with Breton houlat and Welsh chwŷl, chwêl. Related to dehweles and omhweles.

Noun

hwel m (plural hwelyow)

1. work, labor

   Synonyms: lavur, gweyth

2. minework
3. mine

   Synonym: bal

Derived terms

• best hwel (“working animal”)
• gul hwel (“work”, verb)
• gwas hwel (“workman”)
• heb hwel (“unemployed”)
• hwel kiger (“butchery, slaughterhouse”)
• hwel ober (“industry”)
• hwel tiek (“farm work”)
• hwelbark (“industrial estate”)
• hweldreylya (“revolutionise”, verb)
• hweldro (“revolution”)
• hwelji (“workshop”)

Descendants

• → English: wheal

Middle English

Noun

hwel

1. (Southern, Early Middle English) alternative form of whel (“wheel”)

Old Frisian

Noun

hwel

1. wheel