hwyl

Welsh (Colloquial)

/huːɨ̯l/, /hʊi̯l/

noun
Definitions
  • sail
  • (positive) mood
  • fun
  • fervour, ecstatic inspiration, especially as exhibited by Nonconformist preachers

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Brythonic *huɨl borrowed from Old English seġl borrowed from Old Norse segl (sail) derived from Proto-Germanic *seglą (sail).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*seglą

Gloss

sail

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

帆

Emoji
⛵️

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