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Middle English
Noun
hawl (plural hawls)
- shrine
Welsh
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Of unknown origin. Cognate with Breton heul (“to follow, go after”).
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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Is this related to Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow”)? The phonetics seem to partially match, and the semantics seem reasonable, particularly with the Breton cognate.”
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Noun
hawl m (plural hawliau, not mutable)
- right (legal or moral entitlement)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See below.
Verb
hawl (not mutable)
- (literary) third-person singular present indicative/future of holi
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hawl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies