gafl

== Old Norse == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *gabla- (“top”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰobʰ-lo-, from the stem *ǵʰebʰ-l-. Cognate with Gothic 𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌻𐌰 (gibla, “pinnacle”), Old High German gebal, Middle High German gebel, Tocharian A śpāl (“head”), and Ancient Greek κεφᾰλή (kephălḗ, “head”). === Noun === gafl m (genitive gafls, plural gaflar) gable gable end ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: gafl Faroese: galvur Norn: gabel, gevel Norwegian Bokmål: gavl Swedish: gavel Danish: gavl → Old French: gable → Middle English: *gable English: gable French: gâble === Further reading === Jan de Vries (1977) [1957–1960], “gafl”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary] (in German), 3rd edition, Leiden: E[vert] J[an] Brill, →OCLC, page 152. Kroonen, Guus (2013), Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN == Welsh == === Etymology === From Proto-Brythonic *gaβl, from Proto-Celtic *gablā. Cognate with Breton gaol, Irish gabhal, Scottish Gaelic gobhal. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡavl/, [ˈɡavl̩] (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɡaval/ (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɡa(ː)val/ === Noun === gafl f (plural gaflau) crotch Synonym: cesail morddwyd crutch Synonyms: bagl, ffon fagl fork Synonym: fforc ==== Derived terms ==== hollti'r afl (“to do the splits”) === Further reading === D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “gafl”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “gafl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies