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Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh salw, possibly a borrowing of Old English salu (“dusky, sallow”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
salw (feminine singular salw, plural salwon or seilwon, equative salwed, comparative salwach, superlative salwaf, not mutable)
- ugly
- Synonyms: hyll, hagr
- contemptible
- sickly
Derived terms
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “salw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies