wergield

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *werageld. Equivalent to wer (“man”) +‎ ġield (“payment”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwerˌji͜yld/, [ˈwerˌji͜yɫd]

Noun

werġield n

  1. 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

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative werġield werġield
accusative werġield werġield
genitive werġieldes werġielda
dative werġielde werġieldum

Descendants

  • Middle English: wergeld, weregelt, wergelt
  • → Old Gutnish: wereldi
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