geld

geld ¹  (gld)

tr.v. geld·ed or gelt (glt), geld·ing, gelds

1. To castrate (a horse, for example).

2. To deprive of strength or vigor; weaken.

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[Middle English gelden, from Old Norse gelda.]

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geld ²  (gld)

n.

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

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[Middle English geld and Medieval Latin geldum, both from Old English geld, gield, payment.]

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geld¹

vb gelds, gelding, gelded, gelt (tr)

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Veterinary Science) to castrate (a horse or other animal)

2. to deprive of virility or vitality; emasculate; weaken

[from Old Norse gelda, from geldr barren]

gelder  n

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geld²

n

(Historical Terms) a tax on land levied in late Anglo-Saxon and Norman England

[Old English gield service, tax; related to Old Norse gjald tribute, Old Frisian jeld, Old High German gelt retribution, income]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

geld - cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses); "the vet gelded the young horse" cut demasculinise, demasculinize, emasculate, castrate - remove the testicles of a male animal

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geld

verb castrate, neuter, emasculate, doctor Most male horses are gelded.

Translations

geld [geld] VT → castrar, capar

geld

vt → kastrieren, verschneiden