Berwig

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Welsh

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Berwick

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Berwig m

  1. Berwick-upon-Tweed (a town in England).
    • c. 1509, Rhys Nanmor, (Please provide the book title or journal name); quoted in Martin Biddle & Sally Badham, edited by Martin Biddle, King Arthur's Round Table: An Archaeological Investigation, Boydell & Brewer, 2000, →ISBN, page 421:
      Am aer aparawnt y mae'r hynt, am ŵr
      Ym Merwig a Chaer Wynt
      It is about an heir apparent, about a man
      In Berwick and Winchester.

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
Berwig Ferwig Merwig unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.