gelt

[ gelt ]

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verb

a simple past tense and past participle of geld¹.

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Other definitions for gelt (2 of 2)

gelt²

[ gelt ]

nounSlang.

money.

Origin of gelt

1890–95; <Yiddish <Middle High German geld money; in earlier British dial. uses <German or Dutch; see geld²

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How to use gelt in a sentence

I would he were gelt, and all that hold his opinion: by this good day, they get more souls than they save.
A Select Collection of Old English Plays | Robert Dodsley
The best is of male Hogs of two year old, that have been gelt, when they were young.
The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened | Kenelm Digby
Unlike the ancient Dane gelt and the modern dole, it achieved its object.
The Smuggler's Cave | George A. Birmingham
Se e fr on sore lufe ne mg h dwelian, ne forhtian: heo gewissa, and gescylt, and gelt.
The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church | lfric
Gif he onne eft one deofol anrdlice forlǽt, onne gemt h eft s halgan Gastes gife, e his heortan onliht, and to Criste gelt.
The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church | lfric

British Dictionary definitions for gelt (1 of 2)

gelt¹

/ (ɡɛlt) /

verb

archaic, or dialect a past tense and past participle of geld 1

British Dictionary definitions for gelt (2 of 2)

gelt²

/ (ɡɛlt) /

noun

slang, mainly US cash or funds; money

Origin of gelt

C19: from Yiddish, from Old High German gelt reward

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