nôl
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Welsh[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Verbalization of the adverb, prompted by reanalysis of constructions like dos yn ôl (“go after”) as dos y nôl (“go fetch”).
Verb[edit]
nôl (first-person singular present nolaf, not mutable)
- to fetch
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | |
future | nola i, nolaf i | noli di | nolith o/e/hi, noliff e/hi | nolwn ni | nolwch chi | nolan nhw |
conditional | nolwn i, nolswn i | nolet ti, nolset ti | nolai fo/fe/hi, nolsai fo/fe/hi | nolen ni, nolsen ni | nolech chi, nolsech chi | nolen nhw, nolsen nhw |
preterite | nolais i, noles i | nolaist ti, nolest ti | nolodd o/e/hi | nolon ni | noloch chi | nolon nhw |
imperative | — | nola | — | — | nolwch | — |
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. |
Etymology 2[edit]
Contraction of yn ôl.
Adverb[edit]
nôl
- Alternative form of yn ôl
References[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “nôl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies