hael

See also: hæl

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *saglo-, from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ-, *seǵʰi-, *seǵʰu-, *seǵʰos- (“victorious”), related to Gaulish *sagilos (found in personal names), from Proto-Indo-European *soǵʰ-elo- or *seǵʰ-elo-, from *seǵʰ- (“to hold, overpower”).[1][2][3]

Adjective

hael (feminine singular hael, plural haelion, equative haeled, comparative haelach, superlative haelaf, not mutable)

  1. generous, bountiful, kind, liberal
Derived terms

Noun

hael

  1. h-prothesized form of ael (“brow”)

References
  1. Schrijver, P. (1995). Studies in British Celtic historical phonology. Netherlands: Rodopi, p. 135
  2. Pokorny, Julius (1959) “888-889”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 888-889
  3. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hael”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ael unchanged unchanged hael
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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