Etymology

bloodwite

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Today it means: A penalty for committing bloodshed, specifically under Anglo-Saxon law a penalty to be paid to the king or aldorman as distinct from the wergeld. Full definition →

Old English blodwite
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  1. Old English · inherited fromblodwite
  2. Old English · inherited fromblodwite
  3. English todaybloodwite

Inherited from Old English blōdwīte.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.