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healsfang

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
heals-fang
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In Anglo-Saxon law, a fine or mulct of uncertain character.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old English healsfang (“fine prescribed in substitution for capital and other punishments”, literally “neck-taking", or "taking by the neck”), equivalent to halse + fang. Cognate with Icelandic hálsfang (“embracing”).

Inflected Forms

healsfangs (plural) halsfang (alternative)

Questions

What does healsfang mean?
In Anglo-Saxon law, a fine or mulct of uncertain character.
Where does healsfang come from?
Learned borrowing from Old English healsfang (“fine prescribed in substitution for capital and other punishments”, literally “neck-taking", or "taking by the neck”), equivalent to halse + fang. Cognate with Icelandic hálsfang (“embracing”).

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