GELD


Meaning of GELD in English

I. ˈgel(d) adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse geldr; akin to Old English gelde barren, sterile, Old High German galt, Old Norse gelda to castrate — more at geld II

dialect chiefly England , of an animal : not producing young : barren , sterile

II. ˈgeld transitive verb

( gelded -ldə̇d ; also gelt -lt ; gelded also gelt ; gelding ; gelds )

Etymology: Middle English gelden, from Old Norse gelda; akin to Old English gelte young sow, Old High German galza, gelza castrated swine, Old Norse göltr, galti boar, Middle Welsh geleu, gelyf knife, Greek gallos priest of Cybele, eunuch, Sanskrit hala plow; basic meaning: cutting

1. : castrate , emasculate ; also : spay

2. : to remove the husks and chaff from : prune

3.

a. : deprive , excise

a man gelded of his wages

b. : to lessen the force of

geld an argument

c. : expurgate

geld a book

III. noun

also gelt -lt

( -s )

Etymology: Old English gield, geld, gild service, sacrifice, tax, tribute; akin to Old High German gelt retribution, compensation, income, value, Old Norse gjald tribute, payment, retribution, Gothic gild tax, Old English gieldan to pay, pay for — more at yield

: the crown tax paid under Anglo-Saxon and Norman kings ; also : a division of people or territory paying it

IV. ˈgeld verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

transitive verb

: to levy a geld on

intransitive verb

: to pay geld

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