herwhela

Welsh

Etymology

From herw (“outlaw, fugitive”) +‎ hela (“to hunt”).

Pronunciation

Verb

herwhela (first-person singular present herwhelaf, not mutable)

  1. to poach (to take game or fish illegally)
    Synonym: potsio

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future herwhelaf herwheli herwhela herwhelwn herwhelwch herwhelant herwhelir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 herwhelwn herwhelit herwhelai herwhelem herwhelech herwhelent herwhelid
preterite herwhelais herwhelaist herwhelodd herwhelasom herwhelasoch herwhelasant herwhelwyd
pluperfect herwhelaswn herwhelasit herwhelasai herwhelasem herwhelasech herwhelasent herwhelasid, herwhelesid
present subjunctive herwhelwyf herwhelych herwhelo herwhelom herwheloch herwhelont herwheler
imperative — herwhela herwheled herwhelwn herwhelwch herwhelent herwheler
verbal noun herwhela
verbal adjectives herwheledig
herwheladwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future herwhela i, herwhelaf i herwheli di herwhelith o/e/hi, herwheliff e/hi herwhelwn ni herwhelwch chi herwhelan nhw
conditional herwhelwn i, herwhelswn i herwhelet ti, herwhelset ti herwhelai fo/fe/hi, herwhelsai fo/fe/hi herwhelen ni, herwhelsen ni herwhelech chi, herwhelsech chi herwhelen nhw, herwhelsen nhw
preterite herwhelais i, herwheles i herwhelaist ti, herwhelest ti herwhelodd o/e/hi herwhelon ni herwheloch chi herwhelon nhw
imperative — herwhela — — herwhelwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

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