maegbot

English

/ˈmeɪɡˌboʊt/

noun
Definitions
  • (historical) A bot#Old_bot or fine paid to the near kinsmen of a slain man as compensation.

Etymology

Compound from Old English mǣġ (kinsman, kin) + Old English bōt (remedy, relief, atonement, help, repentance, recompense, advantage, compensation for an injury wrong, penance, offering, amends, reformation, remediation).

Origin

Old English

bōt

Gloss

remedy, relief, atonement, help, repentance, recompense, advantage, compensation for an injury wrong, penance, offering, amends, reformation, remediation

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

償

Emoji
🏥 💁 🚑️

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms