aeled

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh aelet, from Proto-Celtic *agletos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʰ-lo- (“distress”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈeɨ̯lɛd/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈei̯lɛd/

Noun

aeled m (plural aeledau)

1. pain, suffering
2. affliction
3. grief

Synonyms

• aeth (pain, woe, grief)
• affan (pain, agony, torment)
• blinder (pain, distress)
• cymurth (pain, grief, affliction)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
aeled	unchanged	unchanged	haeled
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), “aeled”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies