haeddel fach

See also: Haeddel Fach

Welsh

Etymology

haeddel (“plough-handle”) + bach (“small, little”).[1]

Noun

haeddel fach f (plural haeddeli bach, not mutable)

(agriculture) ploughstaff, (lesser handle of a plough)

Antonyms

haeddel fawr (“ploughtail, master-handle”)

Derived terms

yr Haeddel Fach (“the Little Bear, Ursa Minor”)

References

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

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