- blódwíte
- n (-es/-u) blood-offering; penalty for bloodshed?; right to exact such a penalty
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
blódwíte
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Blodwite — A penalty imposed for the shedding of blood in the *AS period. Cf. Wergeld; Wite … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
bloodwite — noun also bloodwit ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ Etymology: Middle English, from Old English blōdwīte, from blōd blood + wīte punishment more at wite 1. early English law a … Useful english dictionary
