maegbot

English

Alternative forms

• maegbote
• magbote

Pronunciation

• IPA /ˈmeɪɡ,boʊt/ or /ˈmeɪ,boʊt/

Etymology

From Old English mǣgbōt (“compensation paid to the kinsman of a murdered man”), mæg +‎ bot; Compare manbote.

Noun

maegbot (plural maegbots or maegboten)

1. (historical) A bot or fine paid to the near kinsmen of a slain man as compensation.

   If a man was slain a special manbot, or compensation for the loss of a man, had to be paid to the lord side by side with the mægbot to the kin. — NYT, Daily Lexeme: Maegbot, 2011 - (quoting H.R. Loyns, 1962)

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