Wergeld
German, noun/ˈveːrˌɡɛlt/
Wergeld is spelled W-E-R-G-E-L-D (7 letters) and appears about once in every 32 million words in written German, the 334,656th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wergeld is a German neuter noun meaning “blood money, wergeld, diyya” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “nach Stand und Geschlecht abgestuftes Bußgeld bei Verletzung und Totschlag (explizit nicht bei Mord)”.
What does Wergeld mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterblood money, wergeld, diyya
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. nach Stand und Geschlecht abgestuftes Bußgeld bei Verletzung und Totschlag (explizit nicht bei Mord)
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Wergeld
- Wergeldes genitive
- Wergelds genitive
- Wergelder plural
- Wergelde dative singular
- Wergeldern dative definite plural
- Wehrgeld alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wergeld?
- /ˈveːrˌɡɛlt/
- [ˈveːɐ̯ˌɡɛlt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Wergeld in German?
Wergeld appears about once in every 32 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).