wergield
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Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *werageld. Equivalent to wer (“man”) + ġield (“payment”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
werġield n
- wergeld: a kind of blood money paid by a criminal to a victim, or to the victim's family if they were dead, set according to social rank
Declension[edit]
Declension of wergield (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | werġield | werġield |
| accusative | werġield | werġield |
| genitive | werġieldes | werġielda |
| dative | werġielde | werġieldum |