ughel
Cornish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Cornish (h)uhel, from Old Cornish uchel, from Proto-Brythonic *ʉxel, from Proto-Celtic *ouxselos. Compare Welsh and Armoric uchel, Irish uasal, Sanskrit [Term?] (“uks'ala”) etc.[1][2] By surface analysis, ugh + -el.
Adjective
[edit]ughel (comparative ughella, superlative an ughella)
References
[edit]- ^ Williams, Robert (1865) “ughel”, in Lexicon Cornu-Britannicum: A Dictionary of the Ancient Celtic Language of Cornwall, in which the Words are elucidated by Copious Examples from the Cornish Works now remaining; With Translations in English, London: Trubner & Co., page 352
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “uchel”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Categories:
- Cornish terms inherited from Middle Cornish
- Cornish terms derived from Middle Cornish
- Cornish terms inherited from Old Cornish
- Cornish terms derived from Old Cornish
- Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic
- Cornish terms derived from Proto-Brythonic
- Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Cornish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Cornish terms suffixed with -el
- Cornish lemmas
- Cornish adjectives