cyfarwys
Welsh
Alternative forms
- cyvarwys (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle Welsh kyuarws.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /kəˈvarʊɨ̯s/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /kəˈvaːrʊi̯s/, /kəˈvarʊi̯s/
Noun
cyfarwys m (plural cyfarwysau)
- (law, historical) a gift, a perquisite
References
- Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “cyfarwys”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- A. Wade-Evans. Welsh Medieval Law.