wynebwerth
Appearance
See also: wyneb-werth
Welsh
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From wyneb (“face”) + gwerth (“worth”). In the contemporary sense of "face value", a calque of the English term.
Noun
[edit]wynebwerth m (plural wynebwerthoedd)
- (law, historical) compensation paid by a husband to his wife for certain insults (such as adultery) under medieval Welsh law; it was received thrice before the wife was presumed to have received no insult from a known offender
- (business) face value
- Synonym: gwerth enwol
Mutation
[edit]radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
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wynebwerth | unchanged | unchanged | hwynebwerth |
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.
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “wynebwerth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies