byrlaw
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse býjar (genitive of býr ‘village, settlement’) + lagu ‘law’.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) enPR: bû(r)ʹ-lô, IPA(key): /ˈbɜː(ɹ).lɔː/
- (US) enPR: bûrʹ-lô, IPA(key): /ˈbɝ.lɔ/
- (cot–caught merger) enPR: bûrʹ-lä, IPA(key): /ˈbɝ.lɑ/
Noun[edit]
byrlaw (plural byrlaws)
- (obsolete) the local customs and laws of a settlement or district