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to castrate (esp. a horse)
to deprive of anything essential; weaken

Origin: ME gelden < ON gelda, to castrate < geldr, barren < IE base *ĝhel-, to cut > OWelsh gylym, knife, ON gylta, sow, Goth giltha, scythe

noun

a tax paid to the crown by English landholders in Anglo-Saxon and Norman times

Origin: ML (Domesday Book) geldum < OE gield, payment (akin to Ger geld, money): for IE base see yield

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transitive verb geld·ed or gelt (gĕlt), geld·ing, gelds

To castrate (a horse, for example).
To deprive of strength or vigor; weaken.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English gelden

Origin: , from Old Norse gelda

noun

A tax paid to the crown by English landholders under Anglo-Saxon and Norman kings.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English geld

Origin: and Medieval Latin geldum

Origin: , both from Old English geld, gield, payment

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