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Cornish
Etymology
From Middle Cornish (h)uhel, from Old Cornish uchel, from Proto-Brythonic *ʉxel, from Proto-Celtic *ouxselos. Compare Welsh and Armoric uchel, Irish uasal, Sanskrit (“uks'ala”) etc.[1][2] By surface analysis, ugh + -el.
Adjective
ughel (comparative ughella, superlative an ughella)
- high, grand
- loud
References
- ^ Williams, Robert (1865) “ughel”, in Lexicon Cornu-Britannicum: A Dictionary of the Ancient Celtic Language of Cornwall, in which the Words are elucidated by Copious Examples from the Cornish Works now remaining; With Translations in English, London: Trubner & Co., page 352
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “uchel”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies