Old English · noun
mundbyrd
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- IPA
- /ˈmundˌbyrd/[ˈmundˌbyrˠd]
- Syllables
- ˈmund · ˌbyrd (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- patronageprotectionaidmundviolation
Meaning
-
protection, patronage, aid
-
the fine paid for a violation of mund
8. Cyninges mundbyrd L sċillinga
8. the fine for breaking the king's peace [is] 50 shillings
Laws of King Æþelberht
Etymology
From mund + byrd. Compare Old High German mundiburd and Old Saxon mundburd.
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