haeddel
See also: Haeddel
Welsh
Etymology
From Old Welsh edil, from Proto-Brythonic *haɣeðl, from Proto-Celtic *segetlā,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- (“to grasp”). Cognate with Breton hael.[2]
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈheɨ̯ðɛl/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈhei̯ðɛl/
- Rhymes: -eɨ̯ðɛl
Noun
haeddel f (plural haeddeli or haeddeliau or haeddelion, not mutable)
- (agriculture) handle of a plough
Derived terms
- haeddel fach (“ploughstaff, lesser handle”)
- haeddel fawr (“ploughtail, master-handle”)
- yr Haeddel (“the Great Bear, Ursa Major”)
References
- ^ Peter C. H. Schrijver (1995), Studies in British Celtic Historical Phonology (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam; Atlanta, Ga.: Rodopi, page 134.
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “haeddel”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies