释义 |
† ˈangild Obs. [OE. ˈangild, cogn. w. an-, ǫngildan to pay for, atone for; f. an- prefix 1 + gildan to pay.] In O.E. law, payment in composition or atonement for injury. (Erroneously taken by later writers as meaning ‘single payment,’ as if OE. were ángild.)
a940Laws of Athelst. v. §8. 4 Forgylde ðæt yrfe angylde. 1706Phillips, Angild, the bare single Valuation or Satisfaction made for a Man or Thing. 1775Ash, Angild, a mulct, a fine. |