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Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh diruy, dyruy, dyrwy, from Proto-Celtic *dīreiyom. Cognate to Old Irish díre.
Pronunciation
Noun
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
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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.
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