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gwystl.

pledge, pawn

6 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡwɨ̞sdl/North-Wales[ˈɡwɨ̞stl̩ˠ]North-Wales/ɡʊi̯sdl/South-Wales, colloquial, standard[ˈɡʊi̯stl̩]South-Wales, colloquial, standard

  1. pledge, pawn

    masculine

  2. hostage

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh gwystyl, from Proto-Brythonic *guɨstl, from Proto-Celtic *geistlos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeys-tlo-, from *gʰeydʰ-.

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