ysbeilio

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle Welsh yspeiliaw. By surface analysis, ysbail (“loot”) +‎ -io.

Alternative forms

  • sbeilio, sbeilo, ysbelio, sbelio, ysbelo, sbelo

Verb

ysbeilio (first-person singular present ysbeiliaf) (transitive)

  1. to loot, to plunder, to pillage, to sack
    Synonyms: lladrata, anrheithio, diffeithio, difrodi, difetha

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English spell.

Verb

ysbeilio (first-person singular present ysbeiliaf)

  1. alternative form of sbelio (“to spell”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ysbeilio
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ysbeilio unchanged unchanged hysbeilio

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