gwyddbwyll

English

Noun

gwyddbwyll (uncountable)

1. Synonym of fidchell

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *gwɨðbuɨll, from Proto-Celtic *widukʷēslā (literally “wood intelligence”). By surface analysis, gwŷdd (“trees, wood”) +‎ pwyll (“consideration, reason”). Compare Cornish gwydhbol, Breton gwezboell and also Irish ficheall, Scottish Gaelic fidhcheall, Manx feeal.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwɨ̞ðbʊɨ̯ɬ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡʊi̯ðbʊi̯ɬ/, /ˈɡwɪðbʊi̯ɬ/

Noun

gwyddbwyll f (uncountable)

1. (historical) fidchell
2. chess

   Synonym: sies

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwyddbwyll

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwyddbwyll	wyddbwyll	ngwyddbwyll	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.