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English
Etymology
From Welsh trefgordd.
Noun
trefgordd (plural trefgordds)
- (historical) A communal settlement in mediaeval Wales including a communal cattle pasture and smithy.
Welsh
Etymology
From tref (“town”) + cordd (“tribe, clan”).
Pronunciation
Noun
trefgordd f (plural trefgorddau or trefgyrdd)
- (historical) trefgordd
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), “trefgordd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies