salw

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh salw, possibly a borrowing of Old English salu (“dusky, sallow”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsalu/

Adjective

salw (feminine singular salw, plural salwon or seilwon, equative salwed, comparative salwach, superlative salwaf, not mutable)

  1. ugly
    Synonyms: hyll, hagr
  2. contemptible
  3. sickly

Derived terms
  • salwedd
  • salwino

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