galanas

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/ɡaˈlanas/

noun

the blood money or weregild paid by a murderer to the family of his victim under early Welsh law

OriginWelsh galanas →
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Meanings

noungalanas (plural galanases)

plural galanases

  1. historicallawthe blood money or weregild paid by a murderer to the family of his victim under early Welsh law

Origin

  1. Welshgalanas“murder; weregild”
  2. Englishgalanas

From Welsh galanas (“murder; weregild”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

lasagna
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APA

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MLA

“galanas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galanas. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “galanas,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galanas.

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