hendref

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Welsh

Etymology

From hen (“old”) +‎ tref (“dwelling, home”).

Pronunciation

Noun

hendref m (plural hendrefydd or hendrefi, not mutable)

  1. winter dwelling (located in the valley, to which the family and livestock return after summer months at the upland hafod)

Coordinate terms

  • hafod (“summer abode”)

Derived terms

  • hendrefa (“to live in a winter abode”)
  • hafota (“to live in a summer abode”)
  • trawstrefa (“to practise transhumance”)

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hendref”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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