hwil

Cornish

Etymology

From Middle Cornish whyl, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swey- (“to turn, bend”).[1] Cognate with Breton c'hwil and Welsh chwilen, chwil.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʍil/

Noun

hwil m (plural hwiles)

  1. beetle

Derived terms

  • hwil bleus bleujen (“pollen beetle”)
  • hwil du (“cockroach”)
  • hwil gemm (“jewel beetle”)
  • hwil hirgorn (“longhorn”)
  • hwil hwannen betys (“beet flea beetles”)
  • hwil hwynn (“flea beetle”)
  • hwil knia (“cockchafer”)
  • hwil tan (“moped”)
  • hwilen (“weevil”)
  • hwilgogh (“cochineal”)

References

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

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hwīlu. Cognate with Old Frisian hwīle, Old Saxon hwīla, Old High German wīla, Old Norse hvíla, Gothic 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰 (ƕeila).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xwiːl/, [ʍiːl]

Noun

hwīl f

  1. while, period of time
    sume hwīle ― for a while
    lȳtle hwīle ― for a little while
    ealle hwīle ― the whole time

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative hwīl hwīla, hwīle
accusative hwīle hwīla, hwīle
genitive hwīle hwīla
dative hwīle hwīlum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: whyle, while, hwile, qhyle, wile
    • English: while
    • Scots: while
    • Yola: while

References

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