chell

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See also: Chell

English

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Etymology

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From ch- +‎ shall, from ich or che + shall.

Contraction

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chell

  1. (West Country, obsolete) I shall
    • 1839, An Exmoor Scolding, London: John Russell Smith, page 4:
      Me a strat in the chups? Dest hire ma? Come aneest me, chell pummel tha, chell vag tha, chell lace tha.

References

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  • Holloway, William (1840) A General Dictionary of Provincialisms, London: John Russell Smith, page 27

Middle English

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Etymology

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See ch-.

Verb

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chell

  1. I shall.

Old Irish

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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chell

  1. Lenited form of cell.

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
cell chell cell
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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chell

  1. Aspirate mutation of cell.

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cell gell nghell chell
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.