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þeóf-gild

  • noun [ neuter ]
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Grammar
þeóf-gild, es; n.
Payment made in the way of fine or compensation by one convicted of stealing
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  • Swerian hí ðæt him nǽfre áð ne burste, ne hé þeófgyld ne gulde (i.e.

    that he had never been convicted of stealing

    ),
      L. Eth. i. 1; Th. i. 280, 13: iii. 4; Th. i. 294, 13: L. C. S. 30; Th. i. 392, 28.
Etymology
[Cf. Icel. þýfi-gjöld fine for theft.]
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  • þeóf-gild, n.