geld

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɡɛld/

Noun

geld

1. (chiefly, archaic or historical) Money.
   1. (historical) In particular, (money paid as) a medieval form of land tax.

Related terms

• Danegeld
• hidegeld
• wharfgeld
• sandgeld
• wergeld
• yield

Verb

geld (gelds, present participle gelding; past and past participle gelded)

1. (transitive) To castrate a male (usually an animal).
2. (transitive, figurative) To deprive of anything essential; to weaken.

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