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weregild

noun weregilds

alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative spelling of wergeld "This I will have as weregild for my father, and my brother," he said; and therefore whether we would or no, he took it to treasure it. But soon he was betrayed by it to his death; and so it is named in the North Isildur's Bane.

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@misc{weregild_2026,
  title = {weregild},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/weregild},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}