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Princeton's WordNet
geld, cutverb
cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
"the vet gelded the young horse"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To GELDverb
preter. gelded or gelt; part. pass gelded or gelt.
Etymology: gelten, German.
Geld bull-calf and ram-lamb as soon as they fall. Thomas Tusser.
Lord Say hath gelded the commonwealth, and made it an eunuch. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.
He bears his course, and runs me up
With like advantage on the other side,
Gelding th’ oppos’d continent as much
As on the other side it takes from you. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.They were diligent enough to make sure work, and to geld it so clearly in some places that they took away the very manhood of it. John Dryden, Cleomenes. Preface to.
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geld
Geld is a term of Germanic origin, which traditionally refers to money, payment, tribute or a monetary fine. In specific contexts, it can also refer to the act of castration or neutering of a male animal, especially a horse.
Webster Dictionary
Geldnoun
money; tribute; compensation; ransom
Geldverb
to castrate; to emasculate
Geldverb
to deprive of anything essential
Geldverb
to deprive of anything exceptionable; as, to geld a book, or a story; to expurgate
Etymology: [Icel. gelda to castrate; akin to Dan. gilde, Sw. glla, and cf. AS. gilte a young sow, OHG. galt dry, not giving milk, G. gelt, Goth. gilpa siclke.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Geld
geld, n. a historical term meaning money: tribute. [A.S. geld, gyld, payment; Ice. giald, money.]
Geld
geld, v.t. to emasculate, castrate: to spay: to deprive of anything essential, to enfeeble: to deprive of anything objectionable.—ns. Geld′er; Geld′ing, act of castrating: a castrated animal, esp. a horse. [Ice. gelda; Dan. gilde.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of geld in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of geld in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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