gwyntyll
Welsh
Etymology
Perhaps borrowed from Middle English windle and subsequently modified by folk etymology. Alternatively derived from native gwynt (“wind”) with the same suffix found in ffrewyll (“whip”).
Noun
gwyntyll m or f (plural gwyntyllau or gwyntylloedd)
- winnowing fan, ventilator
Derived terms
- gwyntyllu (“ventilate”, verb)
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwyntyll”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies