hwylio i lawr

Welsh

Etymology

Literally “to sail down”.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) to fall (of wind)[1]
  2. (idiomatic) to blow over (of a storm)[2]

References
  1. 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
  2. K. J. Rottet (2005) “Phrasal verbs and English influence in Welsh”, in Word‎, volume 56, pages 39–70
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