cwmwd

English

Noun

cwmwd (plural cwmwds or cymydau)

  1. Alternative form of commote
    • 1822, Memoirs of Owen Glendower (Owain Glyndwr), page xiii:
      Cantref Penwedig, subdivided into the cwmwds of Geneu'r Glyn, Perfedd, and Creuddyn […]
    • 1859, Jonathan Williams, The history of Radnorshire, page 199:
      It is situated in a cwmwd which still retains the name of Swydd-y-Grè, i. e., the office or jurisdiction of the Grè.

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Welsh kymhwt; cognate with Old Breton compot (“division of land”) and Modern Breton kombod (“compartment (of a train)”). Equivalent to cy(m)- +‎ bod.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʊmʊd/
  • Rhymes: -ʊmʊd

Noun

cwmwd m (plural cymydau or cymydoedd)

  1. (historical) a commote, a medieval land division subdividing cantrefs

Derived terms
  • cymydol

Descendants
  • → English: commote

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cwmwd gwmwd nghwmwd chwmwd
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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