hawl

Middle English

Noun

hawl (plural hawls)

  1. shrine

Welsh

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hau̯l/

Etymology 1

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

Noun

hawl m (plural hawliau, not mutable)

  1. right (legal or moral entitlement)
Derived terms
  • hawlen (“permit”)
  • hawlfraint (“copyright”)
  • hawlio (“to claim, to demand”)

Etymology 2

See below.

Verb

hawl (not mutable)

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

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