transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwər-ˌgild ]
noun
or wer·geld -ˌgeld
Etymology: Middle English wergeld, from Old English, from wer man + -geld, alteration of gield, geld payment, tribute — more at geld
Date: 13th century
: the value set in Anglo-Saxon and Germanic law upon human life in accordance with rank and paid as compensation to the kindred or lord of a slain person