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[geld] 
–verb (used with object), geld⋅ed or gelt, geld⋅ing.
| 1. | to castrate (an animal, esp. a horse). |
| 2. | to take strength, vitality, or power from; weaken or subdue. |
Origin:
1250–1300; ME gelden < ON gelda
1250–1300; ME gelden < ON gelda
Related forms:
gelder, noun
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| geld 1 (gěld) tr.v. geld·ed or gelt (gělt), geld·ing, gelds
[Middle English gelden, from Old Norse gelda.] |
| gelt 1 (gělt) n. Slang Money. [Yiddish, from Middle High German geld, from Old High German gelt, recompense.] |
| gelt 2 (gělt) v. A past tense and a past participle of geld1. |
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Gelt
Gelt\, n. [See 1st Geld.] Trubute, tax. [Obs.] All these the king granted unto them . . . free from all gelts and payments, in a most full and ample manner. --Fuller.Gelt
Gelt\, n. [See Gelt, v. t.] A gelding. [Obs.] --Mortimer.Gelt
Gelt\, n. Gilding; tinsel. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Language Translation for : gelt
Spanish:
ladrido,
German:
das Bellen,
Japanese:
ほえ声
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