hawl

Middle English

Noun

hawl (plural hawls)

shrine

Welsh

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hau̯l/

Etymology 1

Of unknown origin. Cognate with Breton heul (“to follow, go after”).

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Is this related to Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow”)? The phonetics seem to partially match, and the semantics seem reasonable, particularly with the Breton cognate.”

Noun

hawl m (plural hawliau, not mutable)

right (legal or moral entitlement)

Derived terms

hawlen (“permit”)
hawlfraint (“copyright”)
hawlio (“to claim, to demand”)

Etymology 2

See below.

Verb

hawl (not mutable)

(literary) third-person singular present indicative/future of holi

References

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hawl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies