Usually means: Compensation for unlawful killing, injury.
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  1. bloodwit: Merriam-Webster
  2. bloodwit: Wiktionary
  3. bloodwit: Dictionary.com
  4. Bloodwit: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  5. Bloodwit: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  6. bloodwit: FreeDictionary.org

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Bloodwit)

noun:  Alternative form of bloodwite [A penalty for committing bloodshed, specifically under Anglo-Saxon law a penalty to be paid to the king or aldorman as distinct from the wergeld.]

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