Cyne-gild

Old English Dictionary Entry

Cyne-gild

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: -gyld, es; Related words:

Definitions

1 cyne-gild

n. [gild compensation] A king's compensation; regis compensatio :-- To bóte on cynegilde [-gylde MS. H.] as offering for the king's compensation, L. M. L. Th. i. 190, 7. cyne-gild

Runic Inscription

ᚳᚣᚾᛖ-ᚷᛁᛚᛞ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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