gostel

Cornish

Etymology

From Old Cornish guistel, from Proto-Brythonic *guɨstl, from Proto-Celtic *geistlos. Cognate with Breton gouestl, Irish and Scottish Gaelic giall, and Welsh gwystl.

Noun

gostel m (plural gostlow)

  1. hostage
  2. riot
    Synonym: tervans

Derived terms

  • arwostel (“pledge”)
  • gostel tir (“land mortgage”)
  • gostla (“pawn, wage”, verb)

Verb

gostel

  1. third-person singular present indicative/future indicative of gostla
  2. second-person singular imperative of gostla

Mutation

Mutation of gostel
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
gostel wostel unchanged kostel hwostel wostel

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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