coel

See also: -coel and Coel

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *kuol.

Adjective

coel

  1. cool

Inflection
Adjective
Masculine Feminine Neuter Plural
Nominative Indefinite coel coele coel coele
Definite coele coele
Accusative Indefinite coelen coele coel coele
Definite coele
Genitive coels coeler coels coeler
Dative coelen coeler coelen coelen

Descendants
  • Dutch: koel
  • Limburgish: keul, kool

Further reading
  • “coel”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “coele (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page coele

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh coel, from Old Welsh coil(i)ou, from Proto-Brythonic *koɨl, from Proto-Celtic *kailos (“omen”),[1] from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos (“healthy, whole”).[2] Cognate with Proto-Germanic *hailaz (“healthy, whole”).

Pronunciation

Noun

coel f (plural coelion)

  1. belief, trust

Derived terms
  • argoel (“omen”)
  • coelbren (“lot [used in determining a question by chance]”)
  • coelio (“to believe”)
  • ofergoel (“superstition”)
  • anhygoel (“incredible”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
coel goel nghoel choel
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*kaylo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 197
  2. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “coel”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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