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wergeld
noun
(
archaic
) In Anglo-Saxon and Germanic law, a reparational payment usually demanded of a person guilty of homicide or other serious crimes.
Etymology:
(
term, wargeld, lang=enm
), from (
term, ergeld, lang=ang
), compound of (
term, er, , man, lang=ang
), + (
term, geld, , payment, lang=ang
).
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