herw

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle Welsh herw, from Proto-Celtic *serwā, from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“booty”). Cognate with Old Irish serb (“theft”).

Noun

herw m (not mutable)

  1. banishment, exile, outlawry
    Synonyms: deholiad, alltudiaeth
  2. raid, pillage, plundering
    Synonyms: cyrch, fforiad, ymosodiad
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

herw

  1. h-prothesized form of erw (“acre”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of erw
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
erw unchanged unchanged herw

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

Further reading

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