ffald

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • ffalt, ffold, ffolt

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Welsh ffalt, from Old English fald.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fald/

Noun

ffald f (plural ffaldau, not mutable)

  1. fold, pen, pound, enclosure in which animals are kept
    Synonyms: corlan, lloc, cut
    1. especially a sheepfold
      Synonym: defeity
  2. farmyard
    Synonyms: buarth, clos

Derived terms

  • ffaldaid (“foldful”)
  • ffaldio (“to pen, to impound”)
  • ffaldiwr (“pound keeper”)
  • ffaldwellt (“yardgrass”)

References

  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ffald”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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