Learned borrowing fromOld Englishhealsfang(“fine prescribed in substitution for capital and other punishments”, literally“neck-taking", or "taking by the neck”), equivalent tohalse +‎fang. Cognate withIcelandichálsfang(“embracing”).

healsfang (pluralhealsfangsorhealsfang)

1. (historical) In Anglo-Saxon law, afine ormulct of uncertain character.

Fromheals(“neck”) +‎fang(“seizure”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈxæ͜ɑlsˌfɑnɡ/,[ˈhæ͜ɑɫsˌfɑŋɡ]

healsfang n

1. afine prescribed in substitution forcapital and otherpunishments, preferential share of thewergeld

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