hwylio i lawr

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally “to sail down”.

Verb[edit]

hwylio i lawr (first-person singular present hwyliaf i lawr, not mutable)

  1. (idiomatic) to fall (of wind)[1]
  2. (idiomatic) to blow over (of a storm)[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hwylio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. ^ K. J. Rottet (2005) “Phrasal verbs and English influence in Welsh”, in Word‎[1], volume 56, pages 39–70
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