gwystl

Welsh

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɡwɨ̞sdl/, [ˈɡwɨ̞stl̩ˠ]
  • (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ɡʊi̯sdl/, [ˈɡʊi̯stl̩], /ɡwɪsdl/, [ˈɡwɪstl̩]
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɡʊi̯sdɪl/, [ˈɡʊi̯stɪl], /ˈɡwɪsdɪl/, [ˈɡʊi̯stɪl]

Noun

gwystl m (plural gwystlon)

  1. (law) pledge, pawn
  2. hostage

Derived terms
  • arwystl
  • cyngwystl
  • gwystlo

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwystl wystl ngwystl unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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