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hidegild

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hidegild
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tax paid on each hide of land; hidage.

Uncountable

noun

A fine paid in lien of a flogging.

Uncountable

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old English hīdġield (“a tax paid on each hide of land”). Compare hide (“measure of land”), geld.

Usage

Inflected Forms

hidegeld (alternative) hydegild (alternative)

Questions

What does hidegild mean?
A tax paid on each hide of land; hidage.
Where does hidegild come from?
Learned borrowing from Old English hīdġield (“a tax paid on each hide of land”). Compare hide (“measure of land”), geld.

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