Substratum word, of non-Indo-European origin. Cognate with Cornish helyk, Breton halegen, Irish saileach, Scottish Gaelic seileach and Manx shellagh, and related to Old English sealh and Latin English salix.
Pronunciation
(North Wales) IPA(key):[ˈhɛlɪɡ], IPA(key):[ˈhɛlɨ̞ɡ]
(South Wales) IPA(key):[ˈheːlɪɡ], IPA(key):[ˈhɛlɪɡ]