hidegild

H4I1D2E1G2I1L1D2

noun

A tax paid on each hide of land; hidage.

OriginOld English hīdġield →
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Meanings

hidegild1

nounhidegild (uncountable)

alternative hidegeld

  1. historicaluncountableAnglo-SaxonlawA tax paid on each hide of land; hidage.

hidegild2

nounhidegild (uncountable)

alternative hydegild

  1. historicaluncountableAnglo-SaxonlawA fine paid in lien of a flogging.

Origin

hidegild · noun

  1. Old Englishhīdġield“a tax paid on each hide of land”
  2. Englishhidegild

Learned borrowing from Old English hīdġield (“a tax paid on each hide of land”). Compare hide (“measure of land”), geld.

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hidegild · noun

  1. Old Englishhȳdġyld
  2. Englishhidegild

Learned borrowing from Old English hȳdġyld, hȳdġield (“a fine to buy one out of receiving a flogging”, literally “a payment to save one's skin”). Compare hide (“skin”), geld.

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

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

Chicago

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

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