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Gwyddel.

Irishman, Gael (of Ireland)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡwɨ̞ðɛl/North-Wales/ˈɡʊi̯ðɛl/South-Wales/ˈɡwɪðɛl/South-Wales
  1. Irishman, Gael (of Ireland)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh Gwyðyl, Guoiðel, from Proto-Brythonic *Guɨðel (compare Breton Gouezel and Old Irish Goídel, a loanword from Brythonic), from Proto-Celtic *weidus (“wild”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁- (“wood, wilderness”) (compare Old English wāþ (“hunt”)). Doublet of Gael.

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