Holdings: Land granted to a clan for its use while in winter camp.
Outriders: Those werod riders who guard the herds and the camp or act as scouts.
Treld: A clan’s permanent winter camp.
Weir-geld: Recompense paid to the family of a murdered person in the form of gold or livestock, or by death in a personal duel.
Werod: The fighting body of a clan. Although all men are required to learn the rudiments of fighting, only those who pass certain tests make up the werod.
Wer-tain: The commander of the werod. These men are second only to the chieftain in authority.