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N. gwathel n. “[sworn] sister, associate [f.]” (Category: Sister)

N. gwathel, n. “[sworn] sister, associate [f.]” (Category: Sister)
G. gadron “fellow, associate”
G. gwaid “kinsmen, relations; companion”

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “sister, associate”, the female equivalent of N. gwador “(sworn) brother, associate”, a combination of prefix N. gwa- “together” with the root ᴹ√THEL “sister” (Ety/THEL). It is used for metaphorical “sisters” by oath or association, and not by blood.

References ✧ Ety/THEL

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gwethil plural ✧ Ety/THEL

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Phonetic Developments

ON. wathel > gwathel [waθele] > [gwaθele] > [gwaθel] ✧ Ety/THEL
ON. wathel > gwethil [waθeli] > [gwaθeli] > [gwaθili] > [gweθili] > [gweθil] ✧ Ety/THEL

G. gomodril n. “companion, associate, fellow (f.); nun” (Category: Companion)

Reference ✧ GL/41 ✧ “companion, associate, fellow (f.); nun”

Elements

gomod “companionship, living together; community, fellowship” ✧ GL/41 (gomód)
#-(r)il “feminine agent” ✧ GL/41 (#-ril)

G. gwar(e)dhir n. “f. companion, comrade” (Category: Companion)

References ✧ GL/41, 44

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Elements

gwa- “together, in one; with”
ᴱ√REÐE “kinsman”
#-(n)ir “(feminine) agent”