Afal

Suc de mere What struck me (apart from the sheer mind-boggling fact that these languages, firmly behind the Iron Curtain twenty years ago, are now on display in Tesco's) was that the root for "apple" (and Dutch appel, German Apfel; plus, I am told, Irish abhal and úll and Welsh afal) clearly also lies behind Russian яблоко, Lithuanian obuolys, Latvian ābols and Bulgarian ябълка. ❋ Nwhyte (2008)

In either instance, afal, you will resist the lure. ❋ Anderson, Poul, 1926- (1985)

He called himself Glydh of the Vach Rueth, nicknamed Far-Farer, an afal of his navy's Intelligence corps. ❋ Anderson, Poul, 1926- (1974)

If the traditional derivation is correct, the name is derived from the Welsh _afal_, an apple, and, as no other large fruit was well known to the races of northern Europe, is probably intended to symbolize the feasting and enjoyments of elysium. ❋ Various (N/A)

Roedd Rhys yn methu ymdopi efo'r symudiad cyson a jociodd am dal 'scurvy', cyn gafael yn afal a digwydd bod ar ddesg JR a'i fwyta er mwyn gwella'r salwch dychmygol! ❋ Neil Wyn (2009)

"I repeat, afal, my regard for your honor is of the highest. ❋ Anderson, Poul, 1926- (1985)

If I am not con* vinced, can I fairly affent or believe? or am I to be compelled to the declaration of afal (hood; The proportion of reafon which God has given every man can alone decide for him on the truth or falfhood or any propofition held out to him by another. ❋ Unknown (1779)

[did you] [really] [just do] that? R: "afal" ❋ Kirm (2010)