nôl

See also: nol, nòl, noľ, Nol, and Nōļ

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /noːl/
  • Rhymes: -oːl

Etymology 1

Verbalization of the adverb, prompted by reanalysis of constructions like dos yn ôl (go after) as dos y nôl (go fetch).

Verb

nôl (first-person singular present nolaf, not mutable)

  1. to fetch
Conjugation
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future nola i,
nolaf i
noli di nolith o/e/hi,
noliff e/hi
nolwn ni nolwch chi nolan nhw
conditional nolwn i,
nolswn i
nolet ti,
nolset ti
nolai fo/fe/hi,
nolsai fo/fe/hi
nolen ni,
nolsen ni
nolech chi,
nolsech chi
nolen nhw,
nolsen nhw
preterite nolais i,
noles i
nolaist ti,
nolest ti
nolodd o/e/hi nolon ni noloch chi nolon nhw
imperative nola nolwch

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

Etymology 2

Contraction of yn ôl.

Adverb

nôl

  1. alternative form of yn ôl

References

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