deaþscyldig

Equivalent to dēaþ (“death”) +‎ sċyldiġ (“guilty”) or dēaþsċyld (“capital crime”) +‎ -iġ (“-y”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈdæ͜ɑːθˌʃyl.dij/, [ˈdæ͜ɑːθˌʃyɫ.dij]

dēaþsċyldiġ

1. condemned to death, guilty of a capital crime
   • c. 1005, Wulfstan, Laws of Edward and Guthrum‎^[1]:

     Ġif dēaþsċyldiġ man sċriftsprǣċe ġierne, ne him man nǣfre ne wierne.

     If someone condemned to death desires confession, it should never be refused to them.

• feorhsċyldiġ