wergeld
- a variation of wergild.
Example Sentences
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The kin was held for the wergeld; the goël must avenge his next of kin; the father must provide for prospective parents-in-law; the child must serve the parents.
From Creative Intelligence Essays in the Pragmatic Attitude by Bode, Boyd H.
The thanes’ gild at Cambridge afforded help in blood-feuds, and provided for the payment of the wergeld in case a member killed any one.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various
If the slain man had a wergeld of 200s, let every one who was of the gang pay 30s. as gang-bot.
From Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III by Reilly, S. A.
The laws of Ine speak of gegildan who help each other pay the wergeld, but it is not entirely certain that they were members of gild fraternities in the later sense.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various
The payment, known as the wergeld, would vary according to the rank of the man killed.
From A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance by Ogg, Frederic Austin
