Etymology

heregeld

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Today it means: Danegeld (a tax raised to pay tribute to Vikings in medieval Europe). Full definition →

Old English hereġield
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  1. Old English · borrowed fromhereġield
  2. Old English · borrowed fromhereġield
  3. English todayheregeld

Borrowed from Old English hereġield, from here (“enemy army”) + ġield (“tribute”). Doublet of herezeld.

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