maer biswail
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From maer (“mayor”) + buwch (“cow”) + tail (“shit, dung”)[1]
Noun
[edit]maer biswail m (plural meiri biswail)
- (historical) the official charged with administering the king's cattle in medieval Wales
Mutation
[edit]Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
maer biswail | faer biswail | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- ^ Wade-Evans, Arthur. Welsh Medieval Law. Oxford Univ., 1909. Accessed 1 Feb 2013.