hyli

See also: hýli

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *hal, from Proto-Celtic *sālos, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂l-. Related to holan (salt). Cognate with Breton hili and Welsh heli.

Pronunciation

Noun

hyli m (uncountable)

  1. salt water

References

  • hyli” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.
  • Akademi Kernewek Gerlyver Kernewek (FSS) Cornish Dictionary (SWF) (in Cornish), 2018, published 2018, page 84

Old Norse

Noun

hyli

  1. indefinite accusative plural of hylr