rewl

Cornish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Cornish rovle, from Proto-Brythonic *rreɣol, borrowed from Latin rēgula, possibly influenced by Middle English reule. Cognate with Breton reol and Welsh rheol.

Noun

rewl f (plural rewlys)

  1. rule
    Synonym: routyans
  2. regulation

Derived terms

  • mes an rewl (“exceptional”)
  • omrewl (“home-rule, self-rule”)
  • rewl voos (“diet”)
  • rewlell (“ruler (tool)”)
  • rewlya (“control, rule”, verb)

Verb

rewl

  1. inflection of rewlya:
    1. third-person singular present indicative/future indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Middle English

Noun

rewl

  1. alternative form of reule
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