hwylio

Welsh

Alternative forms
  • hwylo

Etymology

hwyl (“sail”) +‎ -io

Pronunciation

Verb

hwylio (first-person singular present hwyliaf, not mutable)

  1. to sail
  2. to attack, charge
  3. to tune (a musical instrument)
  4. to push (e.g. a wheelbarrow)

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future hwyliaf hwyli hwylia hwyliwn hwyliwch hwyliant hwylir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional hwyliwn hwylit hwyliai hwyliem hwyliech hwylient hwylid
preterite hwyliais hwyliaist hwyliodd hwyliasom hwyliasoch hwyliasant hwyliwyd
pluperfect hwyliaswn hwyliasit hwyliasai hwyliasem hwyliasech hwyliasent hwyliasid, hwyliesid
present subjunctive hwyliwyf hwyliech hwylio hwyliom hwylioch hwyliont hwylier
imperative — hwylia hwylied hwyliwn hwyliwch hwylient hwylier
verbal noun hwylio
verbal adjectives hwyliedig
hwyliadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future hwylia i, hwyliaf i hwyli di hwylith o/e/hi, hwyliff e/hi hwyliwn ni hwyliwch chi hwylian nhw
conditional hwyliwn i, hwylswn i hwyliet ti, hwylset ti hwyliai fo/fe/hi, hwylsai fo/fe/hi hwylien ni, hwylsen ni hwyliech chi, hwylsech chi hwylien nhw, hwylsen nhw
preterite hwyliais i, hwylies i hwyliaist ti, hwyliest ti hwyliodd o/e/hi hwylion ni hwylioch chi hwylion nhw
imperative — hwylia — — hwyliwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms
  • hwylio allan (“to sail out to sea”)
  • hwylio at (“to start (a task)”)
  • hwylio bwrdd (“to lay the table”)
  • hwylio bwyd (“to prepare a meal”)
  • hwylio i lawr (“to fall (of wind)”)
  • hwylio ymlaen (“to cause to advance”)

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