cwmwd

English

Noun

cwmwd (plural cwmwds or cymydau)

1. Alternative form of commote
   • 1822, Memoirs of Owen Glendower (Owain Glyndwr), page xiii:

     Cantref Penwedig, subdivided into the cwmwds of Geneu'r Glyn, Perfedd, and Creuddyn […]

   • 1859, Jonathan Williams, The history of Radnorshire, page 199:

     It is situated in a cwmwd which still retains the name of Swydd-y-Grè, i. e., the office or jurisdiction of the Grè.

Welsh

Alternative forms

• cymwd (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Welsh kymhwt; cognate with Old Breton compot (“division of land”) and Modern Breton kombod (“compartment (of a train)”). Equivalent to cy(m)- +‎ bod.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʊmʊd/
• Rhymes: -ʊmʊd

Noun

cwmwd m (plural cymydau or cymydoedd)

1. (historical) a commote, a medieval land division subdividing cantrefs

Derived terms

• cymydol

Related terms

• cymydog

Descendants

• → English: commote

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cwmwd	gwmwd	nghwmwd	chwmwd
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• A. Wade-Evans. Welsh Medieval Law.
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cwmwd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies