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geld

[geld]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

gelded, gelt, gelding.

to castrate (an animal, especially a horse).
to take strength, vitality, or power from; weaken or subdue.

geld

[geld]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

English History.

a payment; tax.
a tax paid to the crown by landholders under the Anglo-Saxon and Norman kings.

geld

/ ɡɛ�� /

verb

to castrate (a horse or other animal)
to deprive of virility or vitality; emasculate; weaken

geld

/ ɡɛ�� /

noun

a tax on land levied in late Anglo-Saxon and Norman England

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Other Word Forms

gelder noun
ungelded adjective
ˈ�� noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of geld¹

1250–1300; Middle English gelden < Old Norse gelda

Origin of geld²

1600–10; < Medieval Latin geldum payment, tribute < Germanic; compare Old English geld, German Geld

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Word History and Origins

Origin of geld¹

C13: from Old Norse gelda, from geldr barren

Origin of geld²

Old English gield service, tax; related to Old Norse gjald tribute, Old Frisian jeld, Old High German gelt retribution, income

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Example Sentences

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Will the gelding be above or below par?

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Police arrested 118 people on the day of the race, in which the gelding Hill Sixteen suffered a fatal injury.

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Danish, fresh from politically gelding Roy in public, recognizes this advantage too.

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The 5-year-old gelding has been pretty good at Santa Anita, though, winning four of his six lifetime starts at the track.

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Tax Code, a well-bred 4-year-old gelding owned by Mischief Racing, has won two of three races this season against strong competition.

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gelcap Gelderland

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