bwyell

== Welsh == === Alternative forms === bwyall, bwell === Etymology === From Middle Welsh bwell, from Old Welsh bahell, from Proto-Celtic *beyatlis, from the root of *binati (“to strike”). Cognate with Breton bouc'hal, Irish biail, Old Irish biáil. === Pronunciation === (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈbʊɨ̯.ɛɬ/ (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈbʊɨ̯.aɬ/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbʊi̯.ɛɬ/ === Noun === bwyell f (plural bwyeill or bwyelli) axe ==== Derived terms ==== gwayw fwyell (“halberd”) llawfwyell (“hatchet”) pen bwyell (“axe head”) === Mutation === === References === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “bwyell”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies