chell

English

Etymology

From ch- +‎ shall, from ich or che + shall.

Contraction

chell

  1. (West Country, obsolete) I shall
    • 1839, An Exmoor Scolding, London: John Russell Smith, page 4:
      Me a strat in the chups? Dest hire ma? Come aneest me, chell pummel tha, chell vag tha, chell lace tha.

References
  • Holloway, William (1840) A General Dictionary of Provincialisms, London: John Russell Smith, page 27

Middle English

See ch-.

Verb

chell

  1. I shall.

Old Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xʲel͈/

Noun

chell

  1. Lenited form of cell.

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
cell chell cell
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Welsh

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /χɛɬ/

Noun

chell

  1. Aspirate mutation of cell.

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
cell gell nghell chell
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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