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From Old Welsh bahell, from Proto-Celtic *biyatlis, from the root of *binati (“to strike”). Cognate with Breton bouc'hal, Irish biail, Old Irish biáil.
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈbʊɨ̯.ɛɬ/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈbʊɨ̯.aɬ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbʊi̯.ɛɬ/
bwyell f (plural bwyeill or bwyelli)
- gwayw fwyell (“halberd”)
- llawfwyell (“hatchet”)
- pen bwyell (“axe head”)
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bwyell”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies