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Definition of Geld

Geld
Geld Geld, n. [AS. gild, gield, geld, tribute, payment, fr. gieldan to pay, render. See Yield.] Money; tribute; compensation; ransom.[Obs.] Note: This word occurs in old law books in composition, as in danegeld, or danegelt, a tax imposed by the Danes; weregeld, compensation for the life of a man, etc.
Geld
Geld Geld, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gelded or Gelt (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Gelding.] [Icel. gelda to castrate; akin to Dan. gilde, Sw. g["a]lla, and cf. AS. gilte a young sow, OHG. galt dry, not giving milk, G. gelt, Goth. gilpa siclke.] 1. To castrate; to emasculate. 2. To deprive of anything essential. Bereft and gelded of his patrimony. --Shak. 3. To deprive of anything exceptionable; as, to geld a book, or a story; to expurgate. [Obs.] --Dryden.

Meaning of Geld from wikipedia

- Look up Geld or geld in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Geld may refer to: Gelding, equine castration Danegeld, a tax paid to Viking raiders Geld (surname)...
- Gary Geld (born October 18, 1935, Paterson, New Jersey) is an American composer known for his work creating musicals and po****r songs with his lyricist...
- Look up Geld or geld in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Geld is a surname literally meaning "gold" or "money" in some Germanic languages. Notable people...
- up Gelder in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Gelder may refer to: Alfred Gelder (1855–1941), British architect and Liberal politician Ian Gelder (born...
- Altes Geld (German: Old Money) is an Austrian TV dark comedy series created by David Schalko, revolving around the dysfunctions of a wealthy Viennese family...
- participle "gelding" and the infinitive "to geld" refer to the castration procedure itself. The verb "to geld" comes from the Old Norse gelda, from the...
- Ian Gelder (born 3 June 1949) is a British actor. He is known for his numerous stage and screen roles, including Mr Dekker in Torchwood: Children of Earth...
- The Trouble With Money or Komedie om Geld is a 1936 Dutch comedy film directed by Max Ophüls. Producer was Will Tuschinski, son of Abraham Tuschinski....
- Sir William Alfred Gelder FRS FRIBA (12 May 1855 – 26 August 1941) was a British architect and Liberal politician. Gelder was born in the village of North...
- the Viking raiders to save a land from being ravaged. It was called the geld or gafol in eleventh-century sources. It was characteristic of royal policy...