geld
1to castrate (an animal, especially a horse).
to take strength, vitality, or power from; weaken or subdue.
Origin of geld
1Other words from geld
- gelder, noun
- un·geld·ed, adjective
Words Nearby geld
Other definitions for geld (2 of 2)
a payment; tax.
a tax paid to the crown by landholders under the Anglo-Saxon and Norman kings.
Origin of geld
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How to use geld in a sentence
By 1086 the number of houses had decreased to 100, and of these 20 were in such a wretched condition that they could not pay geld.
One-third of the geld was paid to Geoffrey de Coutances, bishop of Exeter, who threw up the earthworks of the castle.
Well, she's heir of all this isle (for I will geld monster).
Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) | John DrydenCome, knave, it were a good deed to geld thee, by Cock's bones!
Gammer Gurton's Needle | Mr. S. Mr. of ArtOne great purpose seems to mould both its form and its substance; it is a geld-book.
Domesday Book and Beyond | Frederic William Maitland
British Dictionary definitions for geld (1 of 2)
/ (ɡɛld) /
to castrate (a horse or other animal)
to deprive of virility or vitality; emasculate; weaken
Origin of geld
1Derived forms of geld
- gelder, noun
British Dictionary definitions for geld (2 of 2)
/ (ɡɛld) /
a tax on land levied in late Anglo-Saxon and Norman England
Origin of geld
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