dyled

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdəlɛd/
  • Rhymes: -əlɛd

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh dylyet, from Proto-Brythonic *dlɨɣed, from Proto-Celtic *dligetom (compare Old Irish dliget, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰl̥gʰ-é-tom (“debt, obligation”).

Noun

dyled f or m (plural dyledion)

  1. debt, debit
  2. obligation, duty, service
    Synonyms: rhwymedigaeth, dyletswydd, gwasanaeth
Derived terms
  • dyled ar bawb ei addewid (“a promise is a debt due”)
  • dyledwr (“debtor”)
  • dyletswydd (“duty; devotion”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

dyled

  1. equative degree of dwl

Mutation

Mutated forms of dyled
radical soft nasal aspirate
dyled ddyled nyled unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “dyled”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dyled”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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