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hawl.

right, claim (legal or moral entitlement)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/hau̯l/

  1. right, claim (legal or moral entitlement)

    masculine · not-mutable
    hawliau dynol

  2. demand, request

    masculine · not-mutable
Where this word comes from

Of unknown origin. Cognate with Breton heul (“to follow, go after”).

verb/hau̯l/

  1. third-person singular present indicative/future of holi

    literary · not-mutable
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