ufel

Middle English

Adjective

ufel

  1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of yvel (“evil”)

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • uwel

Etymology

From Middle Welsh ufel, from Proto-Celtic *oɸibelā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁opi-bʰel-, from *bʰel- (“to shine”).

Noun

ufel m (plural ufelydd or ufelion)

  1. fire, bonfire

Derived terms

  • ufelai (“oxygen”)
  • ufelaidd (“fiery, volcanic”)
  • ufelawd (“sulphate”)
  • ufeleiddiad (“oxygenation”)
  • ufelfaen (“brimstone”)
  • ufelfellt
  • ufelgris (“sulphate”)
  • ufelhâl (“sulphate”)
  • ufelid (“vitriol”)
  • ufelin (“fiery, oxygen”)
  • ufelnwy (“oxygen”)
  • ufelog (“fiery”)
  • ufelu (“to ignite”)
  • ufelured (“sulphuret”)
  • ufelwy (“lava”)
  • ufelyddiaeth (“pyrotechnics”)
  • ufelyn (“fiery, burning, sparking”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ufel
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ufel unchanged unchanged hufel

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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