erlid

Etymology
Ultimately from, as in , with a prefix equivalent to.

Formerly, erlyn- (or erlin-) was the stem with -d acting as a verbnoun ending (as in, , , etc.; see ). In Modern Welsh, is used as the verbnoun for a separate verb.

Verb

 * 1)  to chase, to pursue
 * 2)  to persecute

Noun

 * 1) persecution