According to "RECORDS OF THE COUNTY BOROUGH OF CARDIFF BEING MATERIALS FOR A HISTORY OF THE COUNTY BOROUGH FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES" which is bit of a gold mine "CAERAU (pron. " Caira " and meaning the Roman camp.) A parish 3 miles south-west from Cardiff. The ancient encampment from which it takes the name has been identified with the Jupupania of Ptolemy ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemy ), in Welsh Tref-lwbwb, "the town of wailing" (I = to,for, wbwb = oh,alas, lwbwb = shout). The manor of Caerau is or was held under the lordship of Llandaff. In 1545 it belonged to a cadet branch of the Mathew family." Even Welsh speakers whose first language is Welsh do not recognise the word lwbwb. What is the context and under what circumstances would it be used, eg; plague or an alarm post? On a lighter note, James Turbervill -"There are fair maidens at Fairwater, and noteable ones at Llandaft, and many at Caerau ; but at Ely there are only clackers". Clearly not complimentary, what is a clacker?
Posted on: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 08:55:16 +0000
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