maegbotn.

Brit.

/ˈmaɡbəʊt/,

/ˈmeɪbəʊt/, U.S.

/ˈmæɡˌboʊt/,

/ˈmeɪˌboʊt/

Forms: Old English mægbot, 1600s–1800s magbote, 1600s– maegbot, 1600s– maegbote.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: may n.¹, boot n.¹

Etymology: < may n.¹ + boot n.¹ Compare manbot n.Because the word has been limited to historical use since the Old English period it has retained an archaic spelling.

Anglo-Saxon Law. Now historical.

A fine to be paid as compensation to a close kinsman of the victim of a killing.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > compensation > [noun]

yield601

angildeOE

maegboteOE

allowancea1325

finea1400

boota1450

reparationa1460

contentation1467

disdomage1502

contention1516

regard1568

contentment1603

atonement-money1611

satisfaction1621

satisfaction money1651

content1689

compensation1804

smart money1817

hoot1820

indemnization1836

compo1941

MCA1973

eOE Laws of Ine (Corpus Cambr. 173) lxxvi. 122 Gif hwa oðres godsunu slea oððe his godfæder, sie sio mægbot & sio manbot gelic.

OE Laws of Cnut (Nero) i. ii. §5. 282 [Manslaga] ægþer ge mægbote ge manbote fullice gebete.

1684 T. Manley Νομοθετης: Cowell's Interpreter (ed. 2) sig. Tt2 Magbote or Mægbote, a recompence for the slaying or murder of ones Kinsman; for anciently in this Nation, corporal punishments for Murder, and other great Offences, were some times transmuted into pecuniary Fines, if the Friends of the Party slain were so content.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Magbote or Mægbote, a Recompence anciently made in Money for the killing of one's Kinsman.

1848 J. J. S. Wharton Law Lexicon 396/1 Mæg-bot, compensation for homicide paid by the perpetrator to the kinsman or family of the slain.

1962 H. R. Loyn Anglo-Saxon Eng. vii. 301 If a man was slain a special manbot, or compensation for the loss of a man, had to be paid to the lord side by side with the mægbot to the kin.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	maegbot
释义	maegbotn. Brit. /ˈmaɡbəʊt/, /ˈmeɪbəʊt/, U.S. /ˈmæɡˌboʊt/, /ˈmeɪˌboʊt/ Forms: Old English mægbot, 1600s–1800s magbote, 1600s– maegbot, 1600s– maegbote. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: may n.¹, boot n.¹ Etymology: < may n.¹ + boot n.¹ Compare manbot n.Because the word has been limited to historical use since the Old English period it has retained an archaic spelling. Anglo-Saxon Law. Now historical. A fine to be paid as compensation to a close kinsman of the victim of a killing. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > compensation > [noun] yield601 angildeOE maegboteOE allowancea1325 finea1400 boota1450 reparationa1460 contentation1467 disdomage1502 contention1516 regard1568 contentment1603 atonement-money1611 satisfaction1621 satisfaction money1651 content1689 compensation1804 smart money1817 hoot1820 indemnization1836 compo1941 MCA1973 eOE Laws of Ine (Corpus Cambr. 173) lxxvi. 122 Gif hwa oðres godsunu slea oððe his godfæder, sie sio mægbot & sio manbot gelic. OE Laws of Cnut (Nero) i. ii. §5. 282 [Manslaga] ægþer ge mægbote ge manbote fullice gebete. 1684 T. Manley Νομοθετης: Cowell's Interpreter (ed. 2) sig. Tt2 Magbote or Mægbote, a recompence for the slaying or murder of ones Kinsman; for anciently in this Nation, corporal punishments for Murder, and other great Offences, were some times transmuted into pecuniary Fines, if the Friends of the Party slain were so content. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Magbote or Mægbote, a Recompence anciently made in Money for the killing of one's Kinsman. 1848 J. J. S. Wharton Law Lexicon 396/1 Mæg-bot, compensation for homicide paid by the perpetrator to the kinsman or family of the slain. 1962 H. R. Loyn Anglo-Saxon Eng. vii. 301 If a man was slain a special manbot, or compensation for the loss of a man, had to be paid to the lord side by side with the mægbot to the kin. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.eOE
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