erlyn

Welsh

Etymology

Formerly, erlyn- was the stem of erlid (“to pursue; to persecute”).[1][2] By surface analysis, er- +‎ glyn(u).

Pronunciation

Verb

erlyn (first-person singular present erlynaf)

  1. (transitive) to prosecute

Derived terms

  • erlynydd (“prosecutor”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of erlyn
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
erlyn unchanged unchanged herlyn

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 203 iii 6
  2. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “erlidiaf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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