gweld

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

Syncopated form of older gweled, from Middle Welsh gwelet, from Proto-Brythonic *gwelɨd, from Proto-Celtic *weleti, from Proto-Indo-European *wel-.

See also Cornish gweles, Breton gwelet; also Latin voltus (facial expression), Old English wuldor (glory), Tocharian B yel- (to examine), Old English wlītan (to look, gaze).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡwɛld/
  • Rhymes: -ɛld

Verb

gweld (first-person singular present gwelaf)

  1. (transitive) to see

Conjugation

Conjugation of gweld (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future gwelaf gweli gwêl, gwŷl gwelwn gwelwch gwelant gwelir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional gwelwn gwelit gwelai gwelem gwelech gwelent gwelid
preterite gwelais gwelaist gwelodd gwelsom gwelsoch gwelsant gwelwyd
pluperfect gwelswn gwelsit gwelsai gwelsem gwelsech gwelsent gwelsid
present subjunctive gwelwyf gwelych gwelo gwelom gweloch gwelont gweler
imperative gwêl gweled, wele gwelwn gwelwch gwelent gweler
verbal noun gweld, gweled
verbal adjectives gweledig
gweladwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future gwela i,
gwelaf i
gweli di gwelith o/e/hi,
gweliff e/hi
gwelwn ni gwelwch chi gwelan nhw
conditional gwelwn i,
gwelswn i
gwelet ti,
gwelset ti
gwelai fo/fe/hi,
gwelsai fo/fe/hi
gwelen ni,
gwelsen ni
gwelech chi,
gwelsech chi
gwelen nhw,
gwelsen nhw
preterite gwelais i,
gweles i
gwelaist ti,
gwelest ti
gwelodd o/e/hi gwelon ni gweloch chi gwelon nhw
imperative gwela gwelwch

Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of gweld
radical soft nasal aspirate
gweld weld ngweld unchanged

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

Further reading

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