| 单词 | wergild |
| 释义 | 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 disablement of a person, computed on the basis of rank. Also, wergeld /werr"geld, wer"-/, weregild. [1175-1225; ME (Scots) weregylt, OE wer(e)gild, equiv. to wer man (c. Goth wair, L vir) + gild GELD2; c. MD weergelt, OHG wergelt; see YIELD] |
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