herwhela
Welsh
Etymology
From herw (“outlaw, fugutive”) + hela (“to hunt”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /hɛrwˈhɛla/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /hɛrwˈheːla/, /hɛrwˈhɛla/
Verb
herwhela (first-person singular present herwhelaf)
- to poach (to take game or fish illegally)
- Synonym: potsio
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | herwhelaf | herwheli | herwhela | herwhelwn | herwhelwch | herwhelant | herwhelir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional | herwhelwn | herwhelit | herwhelai | herwhelem | herwhelech | herwhelent | herwhelid | |
| preterite | herwhelais | herwhelaist | herwhelodd | herwhelasom | herwhelasoch | herwhelasant | herwhelwyd | |
| pluperfect | herwhelaswn | herwhelasit | herwhelasai | herwhelasem | herwhelasech | herwhelasent | herwhelasid, herwhelesid | |
| present subjunctive | herwhelwyf | herwhelych | herwhelo | herwhelom | herwheloch | herwhelont | herwheler | |
| imperative | — | herwhela | herwheled | herwhelwn | herwhelwch | herwhelent | herwheler | |
| verbal noun | herwhela | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | herwheledig herwheladwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | herwhela i, herwhelaf i | herwheli di | herwhelith o/e/hi, herwheliff e/hi | herwhelwn ni | herwhelwch chi | herwhelan nhw |
| conditional | herwhelwn i, herwhelswn i | herwhelet ti, herwhelset ti | herwhelai fo/fe/hi, herwhelsai fo/fe/hi | herwhelen ni, herwhelsen ni | herwhelech chi, herwhelsech chi | herwhelen nhw, herwhelsen nhw |
| preterite | herwhelais i, herwheles i | herwhelaist ti, herwhelest ti | herwhelodd o/e/hi | herwhelon ni | herwheloch chi | herwhelon nhw |
| imperative | — | herwhela | — | — | herwhelwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| herwhela | unchanged | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950-), “herwhela”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies