Old English · noun
hengwite
Normalised henġwīte
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong ja-stem
- IPA
- /ˈxenjˌwiː.te/[ˈhend͡ʒˌwiː.te]
- Syllables
- ˈxenj · ˌwiː · te (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- broughtkeepingcustodytribunalmaypaid
Meaning
-
a fine paid for not keeping a criminal in custody so that he may be brought before the proper tribunal
Declension
All forms (5)
Etymology
From henġen (“prison”) + wīte (“punishment”)
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