Useful english dictionary. 2012.
wer — wer; wer·gild; wer·ner·ite; wer·nick·e s; wer·o·wance; wer·the·ri·an; wer·ther·ism; wer·ne·ri·an; wer·geld; wer·te·ri·an; wer·wolf; … English syllables
gild — be·gild; en·gild; gild; orf·gild; re·gild; un·gild; wer·gild; were·gild; … English syllables
wergild — wer·gild … English syllables
wergild — wer•gild or were•gild [[t]ˈwɜr gɪld, ˈwɛr [/t]] also wer•geld [[t] gɛld[/t]] n. why (in Anglo Saxon England and medieval Germanic countries) a compensatory fine paid to the relatives of a murdered person to free the offender from further… … From formal English to slang
wergeld — [wʉr′geld΄, wer′geld΄] n. 〚ME weregylt < OE wergild < wer, man (see WEREWOLF) + geld, payment: see GELD2〛 in early Germanic and Anglo Saxon law, a price paid by a person who has killed another to the family of the person kill … Universalium
weragelda — *weragelda, *werageldam germ., stark. Neutrum (a): nhd. Wergeld; ne. compensation for a man killed; Rekontruktionsbasis: ae., afries., lat. as., lang., ahd.; Etymologie: s. *wera , *gel … Germanisches Wörterbuch
wergeld — [wʉr′geld΄, wer′geld΄] n. [ME weregylt < OE wergild < wer, man (see WEREWOLF) + geld, payment: see GELD2] in early Germanic and Anglo Saxon law, a price paid by a person who has killed another to the family of the person killed, to atone… … English World dictionary
agild — OE. ǽgilde without compensation, without exaction of the wer gild; f. æ prefix + gild. Quoted by Spelman from the Latin text of the Laws of ælfred, whence in some later Dicts … Useful english dictionary
wergild — /werr gild, wer /, n. 1. (in Anglo Saxon England and other Germanic countries) 2. money paid to the relatives of a murder victim in compensation for loss and to prevent a blood feud. 3. the amount of money fixed as compensation for the murder or… … Universalium
Old English phonology — This article is part of a series on: Old English Dialects … Wikipedia
