weregeld

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A form of wergeld — Blood money, the monetary value assigned to a person, set according to their rank, used to determine the compensation paid by the perpetrator of a crime to the victim in the case of injury or to the victim's kindred in the case of homicide; such a reparative payment or compensation.

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Meanings

nounweregeld (countable and uncountable, plural weregelds)

plural weregelds

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of wergeld.
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APA

weregeld. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weregeld

MLA

“weregeld.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weregeld. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “weregeld,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weregeld.

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