nôl
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)
- to fetch
Conjugation
inflected colloquial forms |
singular | plural | ||||
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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
- 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