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geld (geld)
noun
a tax paid to the crown by English landholders in Anglo-Saxon and Norman times
Etymology: ML (Domesday Book) geldum < OE gield, payment (akin to Ger geld, money): for IE base see yield
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geld Usage Examples
Object
- horse: Question: Would you say that it is acceptable to geld horses in order to make them easier to handle?
Converse of object
- pay: In the time of King Edward it paid geld for 5 hides.
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