-yll

Middle English

Etymology 1

Suffix

-yll

1. alternative form of -el (agentive suffix)

Etymology 2

Suffix

-yll

1. alternative form of -el (diminutive suffix)

Welsh

Suffix

-yll m

1. forming nouns

   ‎brith (“mottled”) + ‎-yll → ‎brithyll (“trout”)

   ‎cud (“kite”) + ‎-yll → ‎cudyll (“kestrel”)

Derived terms

Welsh terms suffixed with -yll

brithyll

cudyll

ellyll

gwyntyll

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