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geld
1[ geld ]
/ gɛld /
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verb (used with object), geld·ed or gelt, geld·ing.
to castrate (an animal, especially a horse).
to take strength, vitality, or power from; weaken or subdue.
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Origin of geld
11250–1300; Middle English gelden<Old Norse gelda
OTHER WORDS FROM geld
gelder, nounun·geld·ed, adjectiveWords nearby geld
Other definitions for geld (2 of 2)
geld2
[ geld ]
/ gɛld /
noun English History.
a payment; tax.
a tax paid to the crown by landholders under the Anglo-Saxon and Norman kings.
Origin of geld
21600–10; <Medieval Latin geldum payment, tribute <Germanic; compare Old English geld,German Geld
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British Dictionary definitions for geld (1 of 2)
geld1
/ (ɡɛld) /
verb gelds, gelding, gelded or gelt (tr)
to castrate (a horse or other animal)
to deprive of virility or vitality; emasculate; weaken
Derived forms of geld
gelder, nounWord Origin for geld
C13: from Old Norse gelda, from geldr barren
British Dictionary definitions for geld (2 of 2)
geld2
/ (ɡɛld) /
noun
a tax on land levied in late Anglo-Saxon and Norman England
Word Origin for geld
Old English gield service, tax; related to Old Norse gjald tribute, Old Frisian jeld, Old High German gelt retribution, income
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