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| wer·gild [ wúr gìld ] or were·gild [ wúr gìld ] or wer·geld [ wúr gèld ] |
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monetary compensation for somebody slain: in Anglo-Saxon and Germanic law, the amount of compensation paid to the relatives of somebody slain, calculated on the basis of the person's rank in society
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| [ Old English wergeld< wer "man" + gield "payment" < Germanic] |
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