gweld

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

Syncopated form of older gweled, from Middle Welsh gwelet, from Proto-Brythonic *gwelɨd, from Proto-Celtic *weleti, from Proto-Indo-European *wel-.

See also Cornish gweles, Breton gwelet; also Latin voltus (facial expression), Old English wuldor (glory), Tocharian B yel- (to examine), Old English wlītan (to look, gaze).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡwɛld/
  • Rhymes: -ɛld

Verb

gweld (first-person singular present gwelaf)

  1. (transitive) to see

Conjugation

Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future gwela i,
gwelaf i
gweli di gwelith o/e/hi,
gweliff e/hi
gwelwn ni gwelwch chi gwelan nhw
conditional gwelwn i,
gwelswn i
gwelet ti,
gwelset ti
gwelai fo/fe/hi,
gwelsai fo/fe/hi
gwelen ni,
gwelsen ni
gwelech chi,
gwelsech chi
gwelen nhw,
gwelsen nhw
preterite gwelais i,
gweles i
gwelaist ti,
gwelest ti
gwelodd o/e/hi gwelon ni gweloch chi gwelon nhw
imperative gwela gwelwch

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of gweld
radical soft nasal aspirate
gweld weld ngweld unchanged

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

Further reading

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