ceiniog baladr
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Welsh
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- (obsolete) ceiniawg baladyr
Etymology
[edit]From ceiniog (“penny”) + paladr (“shaft”; “spear”), from the fact it was payable by male relatives capable of bearing arms.
Noun
[edit]ceiniog baladr f (plural ceiniogau paladr)
- (law, historical) a spear penny, a fine under medieval Welsh law levied on related male landowners when the immediate kin of a murderer proved incapable of paying galanas
Mutation
[edit]Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
ceiniog baladr | geiniog baladr | ngheiniog baladr | cheiniog baladr |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ceiniog”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies