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geld·ing
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ˈgɛl
dɪŋ
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-ding
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noun
1.
a castrated male animal, especially a horse.
2.
a eunuch.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
<
Old Norse
geldingr.
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1
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geld
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gɛld
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verb (used with object),
geld·ed
or
gelt,
geld·ing.
1.
to castrate (an animal, especially a horse).
2.
to take strength, vitality, or power from; weaken or subdue.
Origin:
1250–1300;
Middle English
gelden
<
Old Norse
gelda
Related forms
geld·er,
noun
un·geld·ed,
adjective
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gelding
(ˈɡɛldɪŋ)
—
n
a castrated male horse
[C14: from Old Norse
geldingr;
see
geld
1
,
-ing
1
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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geld
"to castrate," c.1300, from O.N. gelda "castrate," from geldr "barren," from P.Gmc. *galdu- (cf. O.H.G. galt "barren," said of a cow). The noun gelding (1296) is from O.N. geldingr.
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