byrlaw

English

Etymology

From Old Norse býjar (genitive of býr ‘village, settlement’) + lagu ‘law’.

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: bû(r)ʹ-lô, IPA^(key): /ˈbɜː(ɹ).lɔː/
• (US) enPR: bûrʹ-lô, IPA^(key): /ˈbɝ.lɔ/
• (cot–caught merger) enPR: bûrʹ-lä, IPA^(key): /ˈbɝ.lɑ/

Noun

byrlaw (plural byrlaws)

1. (obsolete) the local customs and laws of a settlement or district

Anagrams

• brawly, warbly