alaco

rush, rushing flight, wild wind

alaco ("k")noun "rush, rushing flight, wild wind" (VT45:5 cf. ÁLAK)

gwass

stain

(noun) 1) gwass (i **wass, construct gwas), pl. gwais (in gwais), also gwath (i **wath), pl. gwaith (in gwaith), 2) (noun) maw (i vaw) (soil), pl. moe (i moe). Note: a homophone is an archaic word for ”hand”. 3) mael (i vael), no distinct pl. form except with article (i mael). Also as adj.

gwass

stain

(i ’wass, construct gwas), pl. gwais (in gwais), also gwath (i ’wath), pl. gwaith (in gwaith)

gwaen

stained

(lenited ’waen; no distinct pl. form)

gwatha

stain

(verb) gwatha- (i **watha, in gwathar**) (soil)

gwatha

stain

(i ’watha, in gwathar) (soil)

maw

stain

(i vaw) (soil), pl. moe (i moe). Note: a homophone is an archaic word for ”hand”.

raw

rush

(noun, roaring noise) 1) raw (pl. roe, idh roe)

raw

rush

(pl. roe, idh roe)

mael

stain

(i vael), no distinct pl. form except with article (i mael). Also as adj.

mael

stained

(lenited vael; no distinct pl. form). Note: a homophone means ”lust”. Another adj.

rib

rush

(verb) rib- (i rîb, idh ribir) (fly, fling)

rib

rush

(i rîb, idh ribir) (fly, fling)

gwass

noun. stain

gwass

noun. stain

Cognates

• ᴹQ. vakse “stain” ✧ Ety/WAƷ

Derivations

• On. wasse “stain” ✧ Ety/WAƷ
  • ᴹ✶wahsē “stain” ✧ Ety/WAƷ
  • ᴹ√WAƷ “stain, soil” ✧ Ety/WAƷ

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
On. wasse > gwass	[wasse] > [gwasse] > [gwass]	✧ Ety/WAƷ

gwath

noun. stain

Derivations

• On. watte “a stain” ✧ Ety/WAƷ
  • ᴹ✶wahtē “a stain” ✧ Ety/WAƷ
  • ᴹ√WAƷ “stain, soil” ✧ Ety/WAƷ

Element in

• N. Iarwath “Blood-stained” ✧ Ety/WAƷ

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
On. watte > gwath	[watte] > [wattʰe] > [waθθe] > [gwaθθe] > [gwaθθ] > [gwaθ]	✧ Ety/WAƷ

Variations

• gwath ✧ Ety/WAƷ

mael

noun/adjective. stain

mael

noun/adjective. stained

hmael

noun/adjective. stain

hmael

noun/adjective. stained