Wergeld

== German == === Alternative forms === Wehrgeld (unofficial, but common especially in older sources) === Etymology === From Middle High German wergelt, from Old High German werigelt, from Proto-West Germanic *werageld (literally “man-money”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈveːrˌɡɛlt/ Hyphenation: Wer‧geld === Noun === Wergeld n (strong, genitive Wergeldes or Wergelds, plural Wergelder) blood money, wergeld, diyya Synonyms: Blutgeld, Manngeld ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Werwolf ==== Descendants ==== → Russian: ве́ргельд (vérgelʹd) === Further reading === “Wergeld” in Duden online “Wergeld”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)