cyll

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kullijaz, from Late Latin culleus, variant of Latin cōleus, from Ancient Greek κολεός (koleós, “sheath, scabbard”). Cognate with Old Norse kyllir (“sack, scrotum”).

Pronunciation

Noun

cyll f

  1. a leathern bottle, flagon, vessel

Declension

Declension of cyll (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative cyll cylla, cylle
accusative cylle cylla, cylle
genitive cylle cylla
dative cylle cyllum

Welsh

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh coll(en), from Old Welsh coll, from Proto-Brythonic *koll, from Proto-Celtic *koslos (“hazel”), related to Irish coll.

Pronunciation

Noun

cyll f (collective, singulative collen)

  1. hazel trees
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

cyll

  1. (literary) third-person singular present indicative/future of colli

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cyll gyll nghyll chyll
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cyll”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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