ffald

Welsh

Alternative forms

• ffalt, ffold, ffolt

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Welsh ffalt, from Old English fald.

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”)