wynebwerth

See also: wyneb-werth

Welsh

Alternative forms

• wyneb-werth

Etymology

From wyneb (“face”) +‎ gwerth (“worth”). In the contemporary sense of "face value", a calque of the English term.

Noun

wynebwerth m (plural wynebwerthoedd)

1. (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
2. (business) face value

   Synonym: gwerth enwol

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
wynebwerth	unchanged	unchanged	hwynebwerth
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• 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