gwaen

stained

(lenited ’waen; no distinct pl. form)

gwass

stain

(noun) 1) gwass (i **wass, construct gwas), pl. gwais (in gwais), also gwath (i **wath), pl. gwaith (in gwaith), 2) (noun) maw (i vaw) (soil), pl. moe (i moe). Note: a homophone is an archaic word for ”hand”. 3) mael (i vael), no distinct pl. form except with article (i mael). Also as adj.

gwass

stain

(i ’wass, construct gwas), pl. gwais (in gwais), also gwath (i ’wath), pl. gwaith (in gwaith)

gwatha

stain

(verb) gwatha- (i **watha, in gwathar**) (soil)

gwatha

stain

(i ’watha, in gwathar) (soil)

maw

stain

(i vaw) (soil), pl. moe (i moe). Note: a homophone is an archaic word for ”hand”.

mael

stain

(i vael), no distinct pl. form except with article (i mael). Also as adj.

mael

stained

(lenited vael; no distinct pl. form). Note: a homophone means ”lust”. Another adj.

mael

noun/adjective. stain

mael

noun/adjective. stained

hmael

noun/adjective. stain

hmael

noun/adjective. stained

gwass

noun. stain

gwass

noun. stain

Cognates

• ᴹQ. vakse “stain” ✧ Ety/WAƷ

Derivations

• On. wasse “stain” ✧ Ety/WAƷ
  • ᴹ✶wahsē “stain” ✧ Ety/WAƷ
  • ᴹ√WAƷ “stain, soil” ✧ Ety/WAƷ

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
On. wasse > gwass	[wasse] > [gwasse] > [gwass]	✧ Ety/WAƷ

gwath

noun. stain

Derivations

• On. watte “a stain” ✧ Ety/WAƷ
  • ᴹ✶wahtē “a stain” ✧ Ety/WAƷ
  • ᴹ√WAƷ “stain, soil” ✧ Ety/WAƷ

Element in

• N. Iarwath “Blood-stained” ✧ Ety/WAƷ

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
On. watte > gwath	[watte] > [wattʰe] > [waθθe] > [gwaθθe] > [gwaθθ] > [gwaθ]	✧ Ety/WAƷ

Variations

• gwath ✧ Ety/WAƷ