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woodgeld

woodgeld noun: an exemption to the fee for the cutting or taking of wood from a forest.

Noun

woodgeld (plural woodgelds)

  1. (historical) An exemption to the fee for the cutting or taking of wood from a forest.

Forms of woodgeld

pluralwoodgelds

Origin of woodgeld

From Middle English wodegeld, from Old English *wudġeld, equivalent to wood + geld.

Questions about woodgeld

What does woodgeld mean?
Woodgeld means an exemption to the fee for the cutting or taking of wood from a forest.
What part of speech is woodgeld?
Woodgeld is a noun.
What is the plural of woodgeld?
The plural of woodgeld is woodgelds.

Words near woodgeld in the dictionary

  1. woodfrogs
  2. woodfuel
  3. woodfuels
  4. Woodgate
  5. Woodgates
  6. woodgeld
  7. woodgelds
  8. Woodger
  9. Woodglen
  10. woodgrain
  11. woodgrains

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