hwylio

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • hwylo

Etymology

hwyl (sail) +‎ -io

Pronunciation

Verb

hwylio (first-person singular present hwyliaf, not mutable)

  1. to sail
  2. to attack, charge
  3. to tune (a musical instrument)
  4. to push (e.g. a wheelbarrow)

Conjugation

Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future hwylia i,
hwyliaf i
hwyli di hwylith o/e/hi,
hwyliff e/hi
hwyliwn ni hwyliwch chi hwylian nhw
conditional hwyliwn i,
hwylswn i
hwyliet ti,
hwylset ti
hwyliai fo/fe/hi,
hwylsai fo/fe/hi
hwylien ni,
hwylsen ni
hwyliech chi,
hwylsech chi
hwylien nhw,
hwylsen nhw
preterite hwyliais i,
hwylies i
hwyliaist ti,
hwyliest ti
hwyliodd o/e/hi hwylion ni hwylioch chi hwylion nhw
imperative hwylia hwyliwch

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

Derived terms

  • hwylio allan (to sail out to sea)
  • hwylio at (to start (a task))
  • hwylio bwyd (to prepare a meal)
  • hwylio i lawr (to fall (of wind))
  • hwylio ymlaen (to cause to advance)
  • hwylio'r bwrdd (to lay the table)

Further reading

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