wergield

== Old English == === Alternative forms === werġild, werġyld, werġeld, wereġild === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *werageld. Equivalent to wer (“man”) +‎ ġield (“payment”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈwerˌji͜yld/, [ˈwerˌji͜yɫd] === Noun === werġield n wergeld: a kind of blood money paid by a criminal to a victim, or to the victim's family if they were dead, set according to social rank ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: wergeld, weregelt, wergelt English: wergeld → Old Gutnish: wereldi