herwhela

Welsh

Etymology

From herw (“outlaw, fugitive”) +‎ hela (“to hunt”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /hɛrwˈhɛla/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /hɛrwˈheːla/, /hɛrwˈhɛla/

Verb

herwhela (first-person singular present herwhelaf, not mutable)

1. to poach (to take game or fish illegally)

   Synonym: potsio

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	herwhelaf	herwheli	herwhela	herwhelwn	herwhelwch	herwhelant	herwhelir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	herwhelwn	herwhelit	herwhelai	herwhelem	herwhelech	herwhelent	herwhelid
preterite	herwhelais	herwhelaist	herwhelodd	herwhelasom	herwhelasoch	herwhelasant	herwhelwyd
pluperfect	herwhelaswn	herwhelasit	herwhelasai	herwhelasem	herwhelasech	herwhelasent	herwhelasid, herwhelesid
present subjunctive	herwhelwyf	herwhelych	herwhelo	herwhelom	herwheloch	herwhelont	herwheler
imperative	—	herwhela	herwheled	herwhelwn	herwhelwch	herwhelent	herwheler
verbal noun	herwhela
verbal adjectives	herwheledig herwheladwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	herwhela i, herwhelaf i	herwheli di	herwhelith o/e/hi, herwheliff e/hi	herwhelwn ni	herwhelwch chi	herwhelan nhw
conditional	herwhelwn i, herwhelswn i	herwhelet ti, herwhelset ti	herwhelai fo/fe/hi, herwhelsai fo/fe/hi	herwhelen ni, herwhelsen ni	herwhelech chi, herwhelsech chi	herwhelen nhw, herwhelsen nhw
preterite	herwhelais i, herwheles i	herwhelaist ti, herwhelest ti	herwhelodd o/e/hi	herwhelon ni	herwheloch chi	herwhelon nhw
imperative	—	herwhela	—	—	herwhelwch	—

Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Further reading

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