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geld¹ «gehld», transitive verb, geld|ed or gelt, geld|ing.

to remove the male glands of (a horse or other animal); castrate.

╂[< Scandinavian (Old Icelandic gelda castrate < geldr barren)]

–geld´er, noun.

geld² «gehld», noun.

the tax paid to the crown by landholders under the Anglo-Saxon and Norman kings. Also, gelt, gheld.

╂[< Medieval Latin geldum < Old English gield payment, tribute. See related etym. at yield. (Cf. ↑yield)]