hael

Welsh

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /haːɨ̯l/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /hai̯l/

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)

generous, bountiful, kind, liberal

Derived terms

haelioni (“generosity”)

Noun

hael

h-prothesized form of ael (“brow”)

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.

References

Schrijver, P. (1995). Studies in British Celtic historical phonology. Netherlands: Rodopi, p. 135
Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 888-889
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

[1] Schrijver, P. (1995). Studies in British Celtic historical phonology. Netherlands: Rodopi, p. 135

[2] Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 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