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elw.

profit, gain

3 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɛlu/North-Wales/ˈeːlu/South-Wales/ˈɛlu/South-Wales
  1. profit, gain

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Variant of helw, from Proto-Celtic *selwā (“gain, profit”) (whence also Irish seilbh (“possession”)), from Proto-Indo-European *selh₁- (“take”).

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