gwyls

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *gwɨlt (“wild”) (Welsh gwyllt, Old Breton gueldenes (“untamed island”)), from Proto-Celtic *gʷeltis (“wild”) (Irish geilt (“lunatic”)), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰel-t-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡwɪlz/

Adjective

gwyls

  1. wild, uncultivated
  2. savage, fierce

Noun

gwyls m (plural gwylsyon)

  1. savage (person)
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