wergild
noun
(in Anglo-Saxon England and other Germanic countries)
wergeld
-
a variation of
wergild.
Example Sentences
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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 S. A. Reilly
The wergeld of a thegn was six times that of a coerl.
From Our Legal Heritage by S. A. Reilly
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 Boyd H. Bode
If he had a wergeld of 600s., let every one pay 60s. as gang-bot.
From Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III by S. A. Reilly
If he escape, and be taken again, let him pay for himself according to his wergeld, and make bot for the offence, as well wer as wite, according as he may have wrought.
From Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III by S. A. Reilly
