sarhad

Welsh

Alternative forms
  • sarhâd

Noun

sarhad (pl. sarhadau)

  1. injury, insult, affront
  2. (historical) wergild, the fine paid for such damage under traditional Welsh law, determined by the social status of the victim[1]

References
  1. Wade-Evans, Arthur. Welsh Medieval Law. Oxford Univ., 1909. Accessed 1 Feb 2013.
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