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- Welsh · derived fromceiniog baladr
- English todayspear penny
From spear + penny, a calque translation of the Welsh ceiniog baladr, from ceiniog (“penny”) + paladr (“shaft"; "spear”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
spear penny
Today it means: A fine under medieval Welsh law levied on related male landowners when the immediate kin of a murderer proved incapable of paying galanas Full definition →
Welsh ceiniog baladr