sefyll

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *stab-, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-. Cognate with Breton sevel, Cornish sav.

Pronunciation

Verb

sefyll (first-person singular present safaf, not mutable)

  1. to stand
  2. to stop, to halt
  3. to sit, to take (an examination)

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future safaf sefi saif safwn sefwch, safwch safant sefir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 safwn safit safai safem safech safent sefid
preterite sefais sefaist safodd safasom safasoch safasant safwyd
pluperfect safaswn safasit safasai safasem safasech safasent safasid, safesid
present subjunctive safwyf sefych safo safom safoch safont safer
imperative — saf safed safwn sefwch, safwch safent safer
verbal noun sefyll
verbal adjectives safedig
safadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future safa i, safaf i safi di safith o/e/hi, safiff e/hi safwn ni safwch chi safan nhw
conditional safwn i, safswn i safet ti, safset ti safai fo/fe/hi, safsai fo/fe/hi safen ni, safsen ni safech chi, safsech chi safen nhw, safsen nhw
preterite safais i, safes i safaist ti, safest ti safodd o/e/hi safon ni safoch chi safon nhw
imperative — safa — — safwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

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