wergild

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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

nounwergild (countable and uncountable, plural wergilds)

plural wergilds

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of wergeld.
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wergild. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wergild

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“wergild.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wergild. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wergild,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wergild.

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