wergeld
The origin and history of wergeld.
Etymology
A learned borrowing from Old English werġeld, wereġeld (“compensation for a man killed”), from Proto-West Germanic *werageld. See also wer and geld.
The origin and history of wergeld.
A learned borrowing from Old English werġeld, wereġeld (“compensation for a man killed”), from Proto-West Germanic *werageld. See also wer and geld.
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