Explore Wergilds through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Wergilds meaning
plural of wergild
Using Wergilds
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of wergild
Context around Wergilds
- Average sentence length in these examples: 16.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Wergilds
- In this selection, "wergilds" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 16.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Recognizable usage signals include lex and wergilds were set and system of wergilds was instituted. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "wergilds" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with wergilds
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
As a way out of this deadly and futile custom the system of 'wergilds' was instituted. (16 words)
Intermarriage between the castes was forbidden by the Lex, and wergilds were set based upon caste membership. (17 words)
Intermarriage between the castes was forbidden by the Lex, and wergilds were set based upon caste membership. (17 words)
As a way out of this deadly and futile custom the system of 'wergilds' was instituted. (16 words)
Example sentences (2)
As a way out of this deadly and futile custom the system of 'wergilds' was instituted.
Intermarriage between the castes was forbidden by the Lex, and wergilds were set based upon caste membership.