The story
- Old English · inherited from*wudġeld
- Middle English · inherited fromwodegeld
- English todaywoodgeld
From Middle English wodegeld, from Old English *wudġeld, equivalent to wood + geld.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
woodgeld
Today it means: An exemption to the fee for the cutting or taking of wood from a forest. Full definition →
Middle English wodegeld ← Old English *wudġeld