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Welsh
Etymology
marw (“death”) + tŷ
Pronunciation
Noun
marwdy m (plural marwdai)
- morgue, mortuary
- Synonym: madrodd
- (law, historical) the real estate and its appurtenances escheating to a lord because its owner died intestate
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- A. Wade-Evans. Welsh Medieval Law.
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “marwdy”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies