"frumgild" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Learned borrowing from Old English frumġild, frumġyld (“a first payment or compensation”), from fruma (“first”) + ġild, ġyld (“payment”). More at former, geld. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|ang|frumġild}} Learned borrowing from Old English frumġild Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} frumgild (uncountable)
  1. (historical) In Anglo-Saxon law, the first payment made to the kindred of a person slain, toward the recompense of his murder. Tags: historical, uncountable Synonyms: frumgyld Related terms: wergeld, wergild
    Sense id: en-frumgild-en-noun-AtwikrTT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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