dirwy
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/
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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
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| dirwy | ddirwy | nirwy | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References edit
- A. Wade-Evans. Welsh Medieval Law.