ffyrling

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English ferling.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfərlɪŋ/

Noun

ffyrling f (plural ffyrlingod or ffyrlingiau, not mutable)

(historical) farthing

Derived terms

ffyrling goch (“trifle, brass farthing”)

See also

dimai (“halfpenny”)
ceiniog (“penny”)
dwygeiniog (“twopence, tuppence”)
chwecheiniog (“sixpence”)
swllt (“shilling”)
hanner coron (“half-crown”)
coron (“crown”)
sofren (“sovereign”)
gini (“guinea”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
ffyrling	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged

References

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ffyrling”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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