salw

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh salw, possibly a borrowing of Old English salu (“dusky, sallow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsalu/

Adjective

salw (feminine singular salw, plural salwon or seilwon, equative salwed, comparative salwach, superlative salwaf, not mutable)

1. ugly

   Synonyms: hyll, hagr

2. contemptible
3. sickly

Derived terms

• salwedd
• salwino

Further reading

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