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gelt

1[gelt]
–verb
a pt. and pp. of geld 1 .

gelt

2[gelt]
–noun Slang.
money.

Origin:
1890–95; < Yiddish < MHG geld money; in earlier Brit. dial. uses < G or D; see geld 2

geld

1[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


gelder, noun
geld 1   (gěld)   
tr.v.   geld·ed or gelt (gělt), geld·ing, gelds
  1. To castrate (a horse, for example).
  2. To deprive of strength or vigor; weaken.

[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.

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.
Language Translation for : gelt
Spanish: ladrido,
German: das Bellen,
Japanese: ほえ声
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