chell

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See also: Chell

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ch- +‎ shall, from ich or che + shall.

Contraction[edit]

chell

  1. (West Country, obsolete) I shall
    • 1839, An Exmoor Scolding, London: John Russell Smith, page 4:
      Me a strat in the chups? Dest hire ma? Come aneest me, chell pummel tha, chell vag tha, chell lace tha.

References[edit]

  • Holloway, William (1840) A General Dictionary of Provincialisms, London: John Russell Smith, page 27

Middle English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

See ch-.

Verb[edit]

chell

  1. I shall.

Old Irish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

chell

  1. Lenited form of cell.

Mutation[edit]

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
cell chell cell
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Welsh[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

chell

  1. Aspirate mutation of cell.

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cell gell nghell chell
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.