alltud

English

Etymology

Welsh alltud

Noun

alltud (plural alltuds or alltudion)

1. (Wales, historical) A foreigner.
   • 1841, Aneurin Owen, Ancient Laws and Institutes of Wales, page 933:

     precautions against alltuds obtaining the lands of the Cymry

Welsh

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Welsh alltud. By surface analysis, all- (“out-”) +‎ tud (“country”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈaɬdɨ̞d/, [ˈaɬtɨ̞d]
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈaɬdɪd/, [ˈaɬtɪd]

Noun

alltud m (plural alltudion)

1. exile, deportee
2. (dated) foreigner

Derived terms

• alltudiaeth (“exile, banishment, deportation”)
• alltudio (“to exile, to banish, to deport”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of alltud

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
alltud	unchanged	unchanged	halltud

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• A. Wade-Evans. Welsh Medieval Law.

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “alltud”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “alltud”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies