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haeddel

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Welsh

Rhannau aradr: 1. arnodd; 3. rheolydd; 4. cwlltwr; 6. swch; 7. chwelydr; 8. haeddel.

Etymology

From Old Welsh edil, from Proto-Brythonic *haɣeðl, from Proto-Celtic *segetlā,^[1] from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- (“to grasp”). Cognate with Breton hael.^[2]

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈheɨ̯ðɛl/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈhei̯ðɛl/
Rhymes: -eɨ̯ðɛl

Noun

haeddel f (plural haeddeli or haeddeliau or haeddelion, not mutable)

(agriculture) handle of a plough

Derived terms

haeddel fach (“ploughstaff, lesser handle”)
haeddel fawr (“ploughtail, master-handle”)
yr Haeddel (“the Great Bear, Ursa Major”)

References

^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 134
^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “haeddel”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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