dirwy

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh diruy, dyruy, dyrwy, from Proto-Celtic *dīreiyom. Cognate to Old Irish díre.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdɪrʊɨ̯/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdiːrʊi̯/, /ˈdɪrʊi̯/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

dirwy m or f (plural dirwyon or dirwyau)

  1. fine (fee levied as punishment for breaking the law)
  2. (law, historical, specifically) a fine of twelve cows paid to a king for various offenses
    De tribus fit dirwy: scilicet, de pugna, furto, treiss.
    For three things are there dirwy: namely, for fighting, for theft, for rape. — The Laws of Hywel Dda

Derived terms

  • dirwyo (“to fine”)

See also

Mutation

Mutated forms of dirwy
radical soft nasal aspirate
dirwy ddirwy nirwy unchanged

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

References

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