frumgild

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noun

In Anglo-Saxon law, the first payment made to the kindred of a person slain, toward the recompense of his murder.

OriginOld English frumġild →
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Meanings

nounfrumgild (uncountable)

alternative frumgyld

  1. historicaluncountableIn Anglo-Saxon law, the first payment made to the kindred of a person slain, toward the recompense of his murder.

Origin

  1. Old Englishfrumġild
  2. Englishfrumgild

Learned borrowing from Old English frumġild, frumġyld (“a first payment or compensation”), from fruma (“first”) + ġild, ġyld (“payment”). More at former, geld.

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frumgild. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frumgild

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“frumgild.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frumgild. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “frumgild,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frumgild.

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