Lexicon:Modern/Waeth
| Waeth | |
|---|---|
| Stage | Modern CLT |
| Pronunciation | /ˈwaɪθ/ |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Etymology | from Middle Wetē, from Proto wet |
| Related words | Oerwy, Hyddwy, Palmgild, Roedskrin |
Waeth — information, considered as a thing that can be bought and sold.
Notes
Patrol schedules, cargo declarations, sailing dates, who owes what to whom. In the Iron Coves it is a commodity with a market and a price. Everywhere else it is simply what people know, and the word carries a faint suggestion that somebody has paid for it.