User talk:Drachenfyre/Archives/2007/January

Brut y Mathrafalion
Hi

I suspect that if there had been a chronicle of the House of Mathrafal in medieval times, it would probably just have been called "Brut Mathrafal". "Brut Llinach Mathrafal" might be a possibility, but I would go for Brut Mathrafal personally.

On the meanings:

Aberffraw: The River Ffraw was apparently originally called the "Ffrawf", meaning a "flow" or "stream".

Dinefwr: "Din" is an old word for a "fort"; "efwr" is a plant - "Cow Parsnip".

Mathrafal : "Ma" is an old word for a plain or open space, c.f. the modern Welsh "maes" meaning "field". The second part of the name is from "trafal", the triangular piece of land in the angle formed where two rivers meet.

Hope this helps. Rhion 14:40, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

List_of_Welsh_Peers
You need to be careful with you use of terms. eg Extant, Extinct & Abeyant and understand their meaning and when to use them. Alci12 13:00, 8 January 2007 (UTC)