Obs. [OE. a·ngild, cogn. w. an-, ǫngildan to pay for, atone for; f. AN- pref. 1 + gildan to pay.] In O.E. law, payment in composition or atonement for injury. (Erroneously taken by later writers as meaning ‘single payment,’ as if OE. were ángild.)
a. 940. Laws of Athelst., v. § 8. 4. Forgylde ðæt yrfe angylde.
1706. Phillips, Angild,… the bare single Valuation or Satisfaction made for a Man or Thing.
1775. Ash, Angild, a mulct, a fine.
