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Definition of blood-wite in English English dictionary
- A penalty for committing bloodshed, specifically under Anglo-Saxon law a penalty to be paid to the king or aldorman as distinct from the wergild
- bloodwite
- A penalty for committing bloodshed, specifically under Anglo-Saxon law a penalty to be paid to the king or aldorman as distinct from the wergild
- bloodwite
- A fine or amercement paid as a composition for the shedding of blood; also, a riot wherein blood was spilled
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() Old English blōdwīte.Resimler
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