English Dictionary

wergeld

名詞

可算名詞 特に 歴史的 ゲルマン法 不可算名詞

(historical, especially in Germanic law) Blood money, the monetary value assigned to a person, set according to their rank, 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.

日本語の意味

歴史的な意味でのwergeldは、人の身分（階級）に応じて定められた金銭的価値であり、傷害の場合に被害者に、殺人の場合に被害者の親族に、加害者が支払うべき血の賠償金のことです。

Under customary law, the clan elders insisted that the guilty man compensate the slain warrior's kin with a wergeld determined by the warrior's rank.

慣習法の下で、氏族の長老たちは有罪の者が戦士の身分に応じて定められた賠償金（いわゆる血の代償）を遺族に支払うことを要求した。

意味（1）

(historical, especially in Germanic law) Blood money, the monetary value assigned to a person, set according to their rank, 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.

In its opening article the equality of the wergeld of a Novgorodian Slav with that of a Kievan Russian is proclaimed.

意味（2）

(historical, especially in Germanic law) Compensation thus determined and paid; a reparative payment.

Isildur would not surrender [The Ruling Ring] to Elrond and Círdan who stood by. … ‘This I will have as weregild for my father's death, and my brother's. Was it not I that dealt the Enemy his death-blow?’

wergelds （ plural ）