sevel

See also: sèvèl and ševel

Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *stab-, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (possibly via Proto-Celtic *stamus, see there for reconstruction notes); cognate with Cornish sevel and Welsh sefyll.

Verb

sevel

1. (transitive) to rise, erect
2. (transitive) to build, construct, make
3. (transitive) to lift, heave
4. (transitive) to compose
5. (transitive) to earn

Conjugation

Conjugation of sevel

		singular			plural			impersonal
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	savan	savez	sav	savomp	savit	savont	saver
	preterite	savis	savjout	savas	savjomp	savjoc'h	savjont	savjod
	imperfect	saven	saves	save	savemp	savec'h	savent	saved
	future	savin	savi	savo	savimp	savot	savint	savor
subjunctive	present	savfen	savfes	savfe	savfemp	savfec'h	savfent	savfed
	imperfect	savjen	savjes	savje	savjemp	savjec'h	savjent	savjed
imperative		—	sav	savet	savomp	savit	savent	—
non-finite forms		present participle		past participle
		o sevel		savet (auxiliary verb: kaout)

Derived terms

• sav
• sav-disav
• sav-diskenn
• sav-e-fri
• sav-heol
• sav-korf
• sav-maen
• sav-mouezh
• sav-sonn
• savadeg
• savadell
• savadenn
• savadenniñ
• savadur
• savadur-koun
• savadurel
• savadurezh
• savaduriñ
• savboent
• saver
• saver-chatal
• saver-tiez
• saverez
• saverezh
• savidigezh
• savlec'h
• savlec'h-oabl
• savour
• savour-tiez
• savourizeh

Cahuilla

Noun

sével

1. yucca blossom

Cornish

Etymology

From Middle Cornish seuel, from Proto-Brythonic *stab-, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (possibly via Proto-Celtic *stamus, see there for reconstruction notes); cognate with Breton sevel and Welsh sefyll.

Verb

sevel

1. (intransitive) to stand, arise, get up
2. (transitive) to erect, raise up

Conjugation

Conjugation of sevel

		singular			plural			impersonal
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present/future	savav	sevydh	sev	sevyn	sevowgh	sevons	sevir
	preterite	sevis	sevsys	savas	sevsyn	sevsowgh	savsons	sevas
	imperfect	sevyn	sevys	sevi	sevyn	sevewgh	sevens	sevys
	pluperfect	savsen	savses	savsa	savsen	savsewgh	savsens	savsys
subjunctive	present/future	seffiv	seffi	saffo	seffyn	seffowgh	saffons	seffer
	imperfect	saffen	saffes	saffa	saffen	saffewgh	saffens	saffys
imperative		-	sav	seves	sevyn	sevewgh	sevens	-
non-finite forms		present participle		ow sevel	verbal adjective		sevys

Derived terms

• disevel (“trip, upset”, verb)
• omsevel (“rebel, revolt”, verb)
• ragsevel (“make a stand”, verb)
• sav (“stand, stance”)
• sevel erbynn (“stand against, oppose”, verb)
• sevel orth (“resist”, verb)
• sevel orth aswon (“ignore”, verb)
• sevel orth goheles (“face up to”, verb)
• sevel orth hwerthin (“keep a straight face”, verb)
• sevel yn-bann (“stand up”, verb)
• sevelyek (“standing, stable, static”)