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 Definitions of wergild  [ɛld]  

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Definition of 'wergild' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) wergild
(in Anglo-Saxon England and medieval Germanic countries) a compensatory fine paid to the relatives of a murdered person to free the offender from further obligations or punishment.

Etymology:  (1175–1225; ME (Scots) weregylt, OE wer(e)gild=wer man (c. Go wair, L vir) +gildgeld2; see yield)


'wergild' - Nearby Entries  

weltschmerz*  wenceslaus  wenzhou  wergild  weser  weskit  west allis  



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