marwdy

Welsh

Etymology

marw (“death”) +‎ tŷ

Pronunciation

Noun

marwdy m (plural marwdai)

  1. morgue, mortuary
    Synonym: madrodd
  2. (law, historical) the real estate and its appurtenances escheating to a lord because its owner died intestate

Mutation

Mutated forms of marwdy
radical soft nasal aspirate
marwdy farwdy unchanged unchanged

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

References

  • A. Wade-Evans. Welsh Medieval Law.
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “marwdy”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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