scyldwite
Old English
noun
Definitions
- fine for a crime of violence
Etymology
Compound from Old English sċyld (guilt, due, obligation, fault, debt, offence, sin, liability, crime) + Old English wīte (punishment, pain, penalty, torment).
Origin
Old English
wīte
Gloss
punishment, pain, penalty, torment
Concept
Semantic Field
Law
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
痛