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Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh gorvodawc. Synchronically analysable as gorfod (“victory, triumph”) + -og.[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
gorfodog (feminine singular gorfodog, plural gorfodogion, equative mor orfodog, comparative mwy gorfodog, superlative mwyaf gorfodog)
- victorious, triumphant
- Synonyms: buddugol, gorchfygol, gorfodol
Noun
gorfodog m (plural gorfodogion)
- victor, conqueror
- Synonyms: buddugwr, gorchfygwr, gorfodwr
- (law, historical) bond, surety paid for one accused of a crime under medieval Welsh law[2]
- bondsman, person acting as surety under medieval Welsh law
- (law) sequestrator, executor
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gorfodog”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ * A. Wade-Evans. Welsh Medieval Law.