Word: wergeld
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: wer
geld
Definition: Blood money, the monetary value assigned to a person, set according to their class, 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.
Morphemes:
Affix: wer
Language: en
Meaning: man
Affix: geld
Language: en
Meaning: payment