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Wergeld

Meaning

Noun

In Law:
Blood money, the
value
to a person, set
their
, used to
the
by the
of a
to the
in the case of
or to the
's
in the case of
,
from bloodwite.
In Law:
Compensation thus
and
; a
payment.
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Origin

wergeld
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wergeld
Middle English (1100-1500)
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wergeld
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
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