maegbot
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old English mǣġbōt (“compensation paid to the kinsman of a murdered man”), from mǣġ (“kinsman”) + bōt (“remedy; remediation”); Compare manbote.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmeɪɡˌboʊt/, /ˈmeɪˌboʊt/
Noun
maegbot (plural maegbots or maegboten)
References
- OED, maegbot
- 1916, John R. Clark, "A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary for the Use of Students", maegbot.
- Bosworth, J. (2010, March 21). An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online (T. N. Toller & Others, Eds.), maegbot.
- MED, bote
Anagrams
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