hengwite

== Old English == === Etymology === From henġen (“prison”) +‎ wīte (“punishment”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxenjˌwiː.te/, [ˈhend͡ʒˌwiː.te] === Noun === henġwīte n a fine paid for not keeping a criminal in custody so that he may be brought before the proper tribunal ==== Declension ==== Strong ja-stem: === References === Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “henge-wíte”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.