gwaelu

Welsh

Etymology

Denominative of gwael.

Verb

gwaelu (first-person singular present gwaelaf) (transitive, intransitive)

  1. to become ill, sicken, grow faint, ail
  2. to become worse, weaken, decay
  3. to debase, lower (oneself, etc.), become wretched

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
gwaelu waelu ngwaelu unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “gwaelu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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