ufel

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Middle English

Adjective

ufel

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of yvel (“evil”)

Welsh

Alternative forms

uwel

Etymology

From Middle Welsh ufel, from Proto-Celtic *oɸibelā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁opi-bʰel-, from *bʰel- (“to shine”).

Noun

ufel m (plural ufelydd or ufelion)

fire, bonfire

Derived terms

ufelai (“oxygen”)
ufelaidd (“fiery, volcanic”)
ufelawd (“sulphate”)
ufeleiddiad (“oxygenation”)
ufelfaen (“brimstone”)
ufelfellt
ufelgris (“sulphate”)
ufelhâl (“sulphate”)
ufelhâl (“sulphate”)
ufelid (“vitriol”)
ufelin (“fiery, oxygen”)
ufelnwy (“oxygen”)
ufelog (“fiery”)
ufelu (“to ignite”)
ufelured (“sulphuret”)
ufelwy (“lava”)
ufelyddiaeth (“pyrotechnics”)
ufelyn (“fiery, burning, sparking”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *ufel*
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
ufel	unchanged	unchanged	hufel

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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

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