wergeld in Finnish
wergeld in Finnish is sukusakko, veriraha — wergeld means (historical, law) A payment made to a victim, or their family, to make up for an injury or killing, set by the victim's rank.
wergeld in Finnish
sukusakko
(historical, especially in Germanic, _, legal) Blood money, the monetary value assigned to a person, set according to their rank, used to determine the compensation paid by the perpetrator of a crime to the victim in the case of injury or to the victim's kindred in the case of homicide, distinct from bloodwite.
veriraha
(historical, especially in Germanic, _, legal) Compensation thus determined and paid; a reparative payment.
What does "wergeld" mean?
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noun (historical, law) A payment made to a victim, or their family, to make up for an injury or killing, set by the victim's rank.
"In its opening article the equality of the wergeld of a Novgorodian Slav with that of a Kievan Russian is proclaimed."
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- In its opening article the equality of the wergeld of a Novgorodian Slav with that of a Kievan Russian is proclaimed.
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What is "wergeld" in Finnish?
"wergeld" in Finnish is sukusakko, veriraha. wergeld means: (historical, law) A payment made to a victim, or their family, to make up for an injury or killing, set by the victim's rank.
Are there other ways to say "wergeld" in Finnish?
Yes — Finnish has 2 translations listed for "wergeld": sukusakko, veriraha.
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