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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wer•gild (wûr′gild, wer′-),USA pronunciation n. - (in Anglo-Saxon England and other Germanic countries)
- British Terms, World Historymoney paid to the relatives of a murder victim in compensation for loss and to prevent a blood feud.
- British Terms, World Historythe amount of money fixed as compensation for the murder or disablement of a person, computed on the basis of rank.
Also, wer•geld (wûr′geld, wer′-),USA pronunciation were′gild. - 1175–1225; Middle English (Scots) weregylt, Old English wer(e)gild, equivalent. to wer man (cognate with Gothic wair, Latin vir) + gild geld2; cognate with Middle Dutch weergelt, Old High German wergelt; see yield
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: wergild, weregild /ˈwɜːˌɡɪld ˈwɛə-/wergeld /ˈwɜːˌɡɛld ˈwɛə-/ n - the price set on a man's life in successive Anglo-Saxon and Germanic law codes, to be paid as compensation by his slayer
Etymology: Old English wergeld, from wer man (related to Old Norse ver, Latin vir) + gield tribute (related to Gothic gild, Old High German gelt payment); see yield |