Noun
(historical, especially in Germanic law) Blood money, the monetary value assigned to a person, set according to their rank, used to determine the compensation paid by the perpetrator of a crime to the victim in the case of injury or to the victim's kindred in the case of homicide, distinct from bloodwite.
(historical, especially in Germanic law) Compensation thus determined and paid; a reparative payment.
werġeld n
Alternative form of werġield