maer biswail
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From maer (“mayor”) + buwch (“cow”) + tail (“shit, dung”)[1]
Noun[edit]
maer biswail m (plural meiri biswail)
- (historical) the official charged with administering the king's cattle in medieval Wales
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| maer biswail | faer biswail | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References[edit]
- ^ Wade-Evans, Arthur. Welsh Medieval Law. Oxford Univ., 1909. Accessed 1 Feb 2013.