| 释义 |
geld1 /geld/ transitive verb (pat and pap geldˈed or gelt (archaic or dialect))- To emasculate, castrate
- To spay
- To deprive of anything essential, enfeeble, deprive
- To expurgate (obsolete)
ORIGIN: ON gelda; Dan gilde geldˈer noun geldˈing noun - The act of castrating
- A castrated animal, esp a horse
geld2 /geld/ (Eng hist) noun A tax paid by landholders to the crown in late Anglo-Saxon and Norman times transitive verb To tax ORIGIN: OE geld, gyld payment; ON giald money; cf yield |