ufel

Middle English

Adjective

ufel

  1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of yvel (“evil”)

Welsh

Alternative forms
  • uwel

Etymology

From Middle Welsh ufel, from Proto-Celtic *oɸibelā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁opi-bʰel-, from *bʰel- (“to shine”).

Noun

ufel m (plural ufelydd or ufelion)

  1. fire, bonfire

Derived terms
  • ufelai (“oxygen”)
  • ufelaidd (“fiery, volcanic”)
  • ufelawd (“sulphate”)
  • ufeleiddiad (“oxygenation”)
  • ufelfaen (“brimstone”)
  • ufelfellt
  • ufelgris (“sulphate”)
  • ufelhâl (“sulphate”)
  • ufelhâl (“sulphate”)
  • ufelid (“vitriol”)
  • ufelin (“fiery, oxygen”)
  • ufelnwy (“oxygen”)
  • ufelog (“fiery”)
  • ufelu (“to ignite”)
  • ufelured (“sulphuret”)
  • ufelwy (“lava”)
  • ufelyddiaeth (“pyrotechnics”)
  • ufelyn (“fiery, burning, sparking”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ufel unchanged unchanged hufel
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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