"herw" meaning in Welsh

See herw in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈhɛru/ [North-Wales], /ˈheːru/ [South-Wales], /ˈhɛru/ [South-Wales]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle Welsh herw, from Proto-Celtic *serwā, from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“booty”). Cognate with Old Irish serb (“theft”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|cy|wlm|herw|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle Welsh herw, {{inh+|cy|wlm|herw}} Inherited from Middle Welsh herw, {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*serwā}} Proto-Celtic *serwā, {{der|cy|ine-pro|*ser-|t=booty}} Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“booty”), {{cog|sga|serb||theft}} Old Irish serb (“theft”) Head templates: {{cy-noun|m}} herw m (not mutable)
  1. banishment, exile, outlawry Tags: masculine, not-mutable Synonyms: deholiad, alltudiaeth
    Sense id: en-herw-cy-noun-dyNwdDTQ
  2. raid, pillage, plundering Tags: masculine, not-mutable Synonyms: cyrch, fforiad, ymosodiad
    Sense id: en-herw-cy-noun-VhdRZAcI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ar herw (english: in exile, on the run), herwa (english: to live as an outlaw), herwhela (english: to poach)
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈhɛru/ [North-Wales], /ˈheːru/ [South-Wales], /ˈhɛru/ [South-Wales] Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], erw [error-unrecognized-form], herw [prothesis-h]
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|cy|mutated noun}} herw Inflection templates: {{cy-mut|erw}}
  1. h-prothesized form of erw (“acre”) Tags: alt-of, prothesis-h Alternative form of: erw (extra: acre)
    Sense id: en-herw-cy-noun-DASGH-G9 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 17 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 11 78 Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 12 26 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "in exile, on the run",
      "translation": "in exile, on the run",
      "word": "ar herw"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "to live as an outlaw",
      "translation": "to live as an outlaw",
      "word": "herwa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "to poach",
      "translation": "to poach",
      "word": "herwhela"
    }
  ],
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      "herw",
      "herw#Middle_Welsh"
    ],
    [
      "*serwā",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/serwā"
    ],
    [
      "*ser-",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ser-"
    ],
    [
      "serb",
      "serb#Old_Irish"
    ]
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      "name": "yesno"
    },
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      },
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    },
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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    },
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      },
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    },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
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        "3": "",
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    }
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      },
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "banishment, exile, outlawry"
      ],
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          "banishment"
        ],
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          "exile",
          "exile"
        ],
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          "outlawry",
          "outlawry"
        ]
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          "word": "deholiad"
        },
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          "word": "alltudiaeth"
        }
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        "not-mutable"
      ]
    },
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        "raid, pillage, plundering"
      ],
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          "raid",
          "raid"
        ],
        [
          "pillage",
          "pillage"
        ],
        [
          "plundering",
          "plundering"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cyrch"
        },
        {
          "word": "fforiad"
        },
        {
          "word": "ymosodiad"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "not-mutable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhɛru/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈheːru/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhɛru/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "herw"
}

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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
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        "table-tags"
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      "source": "mutation",
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      ]
    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "extra": "acre",
          "word": "erw"
        }
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          "parents": [],
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          "_dis": "11 11 78",
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          "_dis": "12 26 62",
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          "erw",
          "erw#Welsh"
        ]
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      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈheːru/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhɛru/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
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    }
  ],
  "word": "herw"
}
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    "Welsh lemmas",
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    "Welsh mutated nouns",
    "Welsh non-lemma forms",
    "Welsh non-mutable terms",
    "Welsh nouns",
    "Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh",
    "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic"
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      "english": "in exile, on the run",
      "translation": "in exile, on the run",
      "word": "ar herw"
    },
    {
      "english": "to live as an outlaw",
      "translation": "to live as an outlaw",
      "word": "herwa"
    },
    {
      "english": "to poach",
      "translation": "to poach",
      "word": "herwhela"
    }
  ],
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    ],
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/serwā"
    ],
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      "*ser-",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ser-"
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      "serb",
      "serb#Old_Irish"
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        "id": "",
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        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "3": "",
        "4": "theft"
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  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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          "banishment",
          "banishment"
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          "outlawry"
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      ],
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        ],
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          "pillage",
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          "plundering",
          "plundering"
        ]
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          "word": "cyrch"
        },
        {
          "word": "fforiad"
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        {
          "word": "ymosodiad"
        }
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        "not-mutable"
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      "ipa": "/ˈhɛru/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈheːru/",
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        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhɛru/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
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  "word": "herw"
}

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        }
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhɛru/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "herw"
}

Download raw JSONL data for herw meaning in Welsh (4.1kB)

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