erlyn

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Welsh

Etymology

Formerly, erlyn- was the stem of erlid (to pursue; to persecute).[1][2] By surface analysis, er- +‎ glyn(u).

Pronunciation

Verb

erlyn (first-person singular present erlynaf)

  1. (transitive) to prosecute

Derived terms

Mutation

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

References

  1. ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 203 iii 6
  2. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “erlidiaf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies