wynebwerth

== Welsh == === Alternative forms === wyneb-werth === Etymology === From wyneb (“face”) +‎ gwerth (“worth”). In the contemporary sense of "face value", a calque of the English term. === Noun === wynebwerth m (plural wynebwerthoedd) (law, historical) compensation paid by a husband to his wife for certain insults (such as adultery) under medieval Welsh law; it was received thrice before the wife was presumed to have received no insult from a known offender (business) face value Synonym: gwerth enwol === Mutation === === References === A. Wade-Evans. Welsh Medieval Law. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “wynebwerth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies