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English
Noun
cwmwd (plural cwmwds or cymydau)
- Alternative form of commote
1822, Memoirs of Owen Glendower (Owain Glyndwr), page xiii:Cantref Penwedig, subdivided into the cwmwds of Geneu'r Glyn, Perfedd, and Creuddyn […]
1859, Jonathan Williams, The history of Radnorshire, page 199:It is situated in a cwmwd which still retains the name of Swydd-y-Grè, i. e., the office or jurisdiction of the Grè.
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh kymhwt; cognate with Old Breton compot (“division of land”) and Modern Breton kombod (“compartment (of a train)”). Equivalent to cy(m)- + bod.
Pronunciation
Noun
cwmwd m (plural cymydau or cymydoedd)
- (historical) a commote, a medieval land division subdividing cantrefs
Derived terms
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Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- A. Wade-Evans. Welsh Medieval Law.
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cwmwd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies