hael

See also: hæl

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /haːɨ̯l/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /hai̯l/
• Rhymes: -aːɨ̯l

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *saglo-, from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ-, *seǵʰi-, *seǵʰu-, *seǵʰos- (“victorious”), related to Gaulish *sagilos (found in personal names), from Proto-Indo-European *soǵʰ-elo- or *seǵʰ-elo-, from *seǵʰ- (“to hold, overpower”).^[1][2][3]

Adjective

hael (feminine singular hael, plural haelion, equative haeled, comparative haelach, superlative haelaf, not mutable)

1. generous, bountiful, kind, liberal

Derived terms

• haelioni (“generosity”)

Etymology 2

Noun

hael

1. h-prothesized form of ael (“brow”)

References

1. Schrijver, P. (1995). Studies in British Celtic historical phonology. Netherlands: Rodopi, p. 135
2. Pokorny, Julius (1959) “888-889”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 888-889
3. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hael”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
ael	unchanged	unchanged	hael
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.