dirwy
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Welsh diruy, dyruy, dyrwy, from Proto-Celtic *dīreiyom. Cognate to Old Irish díre.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdɪrʊɨ̯/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdiːrʊi̯/, /ˈdɪrʊi̯/
Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]dirwy m or f (plural dirwyon or dirwyau)
- fine (fee levied as punishment for breaking the law)
- (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
- De tribus fit dirwy: scilicet, de pugna, furto, treiss.
Derived terms
[edit]- dirwyo (“to fine”)
See also
[edit]Mutation
[edit]radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
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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
[edit]- A. Wade-Evans. Welsh Medieval Law.
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