cwmwd
English
Noun
cwmwd (plural cwmwds or cymydau)
- 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.
- 1822, Memoirs of Owen Glendower (Owain Glyndwr) (page xiii)
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)”).
Pronunciation
Noun
cwmwd m (plural cymydau or cymydoedd)
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
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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
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