mawl

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Welsh

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Etymology

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Back-formation from moli (to praise, to extol).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mawl m (uncountable)

  1. praise, adulation, exaltation
    Synonyms: clod, moliant, canmoliaeth, clodforedd

Derived terms

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Verb

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mawl

  1. (literary) third-person singular present indicative/future of moli

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
mawl fawl unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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