gwalch

== Welsh == === Etymology === From Proto-Brythonic *gwalx, from Proto-Celtic *wolkos. Cognate with Breton gwalc’h. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡwalχ/ === Noun === gwalch m (plural gweilch) (obsolete) hawk Synonyms: hebog, cudyll rogue, rascal ==== Usage notes ==== Gwalch as 'hawk' is obsolete in modern Welsh (except in compounds and derived terms) and is almost exclusively used to mean 'rogue' or 'rascal'. The more common term for 'hawk' in modern Welsh is hebog. ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “hawk”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “gwalch”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “gwalch”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies