"heregeld" meaning in All languages combined

See heregeld on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈhɛrɪɡɛld/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: heregelds [plural], heregild [alternative, uncommon]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old English hereġield, from here (“enemy army”) + ġield (“tribute”). Doublet of herezeld. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|ang:hereġield<ety:af<here<t:enemy army>><ġield<t:tribute>>>|text=++}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "enemy army", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "here", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ang" }, { "gloss" : "tribute", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "ġield", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "hereġield", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "heregeld", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="heregeld"> Borrowed from Old English hereġield, from here (“enemy army”) + ġield (“tribute”)., {{doublet|en|herezeld}} Doublet of herezeld Head templates: {{en-noun}} heregeld (plural heregelds)
  1. (historical) Danegeld (a tax raised to pay tribute to Vikings in medieval Europe). Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-heregeld-en-noun-8OD27IVi Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 65 35 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 63 37 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 81 19
  2. (historical) A heriot (any tribute). Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-heregeld-en-noun-euJhCnFK

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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