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Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh gwyllt, from Proto-Brythonic *gwɨlt (“wild”) (Old Cornish guill, Cornish gwyls (“wild”), Old Breton gueldenes (“untamed island”)), from Proto-Celtic *gʷeltis (“wild”) (Irish geilt (“lunatic”)), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰel-t-. May be cognate with English wild if Proto-Germanic *wilþijaz is also from *gʷʰel-t- and not, as sometimes proposed, from a *wel- (“hair, wool”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
gwyllt (feminine singular gwyllt, plural gwylltion, equative gwyllted, comparative gwylltach, superlative gwylltaf)
- wild, untamed
- Antonym: dof
- unruly
- furious, raging
Derived terms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwyllt”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies