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A New Law Dictionary and Glossary · Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Angeld.

Sax. [from an, one, and gild, a payment or satisfaction; L. Lat. angildum, angildus.] In Saxon law. The single value of a man, or other thing, (simplex valor hominis aut rei alicujus); a single weregild, (weregildum simplex); the compensation of a thing according to its single value or estimation.

Spelman.

The double gild or compensation was called twigild, the triple, trigild, &c. Id. LL. Ince, c. 20, cited ibid. See Gild, Geld.