galanas
English edit
Etymology edit
From Welsh galanas (“murder; weregild”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
galanas (plural galanases)
- (historical, law) the blood money or weregild paid by a murderer to the family of his victim under early Welsh law
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Adjective edit
galanas
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
Compare Middle Irish galannas (“carnage”).
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɡaˈlanas/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɡaˈlaːnas/, /ɡaˈlanas/
Noun edit
galanas f (plural galanasau or galanasoedd)
- (law, historical) blood money, weregild, the fine paid by a murderer to the lord and family of his victim[1]
- (law, historical) the act of murder itself
- a massacre
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Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
galanas | alanas | ngalanas | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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References edit
- ^ Wade-Evans, Arthur. Welsh Medieval Law. Oxford Univ., 1909. Accessed 1 Feb 2013.