Word: frumgild
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: frum
gild
Definition: In Anglo-Saxon law, the first payment made to the kindred of a person slain, toward the recompense of his murder.
Morphemes:
Affix: frumgild
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: In Anglo-Saxon law, the first payment made to the kindred of a person slain, toward the recompense of his murder.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: fruma
Language: ang
Decoded: fruma
Meaning: first
Affix: ġild
Language: ang
Decoded: gild
PoS: Noun
Meaning: payment of money; tribute, compensation, tax