wergield

Old English

Alternative forms

werġild, werġyld, werġeld, wereġeld

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *werageld. Equivalent to wer (“man”) +‎ ġield (“payment”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwerˌji͜yld/, [ˈwerˌji͜yɫd]

Noun

werġield n

wergeld: a kind of blood money paid by a criminal to a victim, or to the victim's family if they were dead, set according to social rank

Declension

Declension of wergield (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	werġield	werġield
accusative	werġield	werġield
genitive	werġieldes	werġielda
dative	werġielde	werġieldum

Descendants

Middle English: wergeld, weregelt, wergelt
- English: wergeld
→ Old Gutnish: wereldi

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