单词 | geld |
释义 | geld geld1 —gelder, n. /geld/, v.t., gelded or gelt, gelding. 1. to castrate (an animal, esp. a horse). 2. to take strength, vitality, or power from; weaken or subdue. [1250-1300; ME gelden < ON gelda] geld2 /geld/, n. Eng. Hist. 1. a payment; tax. 2. a tax paid to the crown by landholders under the Anglo-Saxon and Norman kings. [1600-10; < ML geldum payment, tribute < Gmc; cf. OE geld, G Geld] |
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