maer biswail

Welsh

Alternative forms

• maer y biswail

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Welsh maer bisweil.

Noun

maer biswail m (plural meiri biswail)

1. (historical) the official charged with administering the king's cattle in medieval Wales
2. (obsolete) husbandman, dairyman

Mutation

Mutated forms of maer biswail

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
maer biswail	faer biswail	unchanged	unchanged

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

References

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