Old English · noun
frumgield
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- IPA
- /ˈfrumˌji͜yld/[ˈfrumˌji͜yɫd]
- Syllables
- ˈfrum · ˌji͜yld (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- wergild
Meaning
-
a first payment, especially the first payment of a wergild
Etymology
From frum (“first, original”) + ġield (“payment”)
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