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orfgild

orfgild noun: a delivery or restitution of cattle; compensation for the loss of cattle.

Noun

orfgild (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A delivery or restitution of cattle; compensation for the loss of cattle.

Origin of orfgild

From orf and gild (variant of geld). Literally "cattle payment".

Questions about orfgild

What does orfgild mean?
Orfgild means a delivery or restitution of cattle; compensation for the loss of cattle.
What part of speech is orfgild?
Orfgild is a noun.

Words near orfgild in the dictionary

  1. ORFeomes
  2. orfes
  3. orfevrerie
  4. Orff-Schulwerk
  5. Orffian
  6. orfgild
  7. Orford
  8. Orfords
  9. orforglipron
  10. orfray
  11. orfrays

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