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Geld

In Saxon law. Money or tribute. A mulct, compensation, value, price. Angeld was the single valne of a thing; twigeld, doable value, etc. So, weregeld was the val-ue of a man slain; orfgeld, that of a beast Brown. •

Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)