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Verb
/geld/,
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gelded, past tense; gelds, 3rd person singular present; gelded, past participle; gelding, present participle;
  1. Castrate (a male animal)

  2. Deprive of vitality or vigor
    • - the English version of the book has been gelded
  1. cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses); "the vet gelded the young horse"
  2. (Gelds) A gelding is a castrated animal -- in English, the term specifically refers to a castrated male horse or other equine such as a donkey or a mule. As a verb, it also refers to the castration procedure itself. The word comes from the Old Norse geldr ("barren"). ...
  3. Money; notably: A tribute A compensation, notably a financial one A ransom; To castrate a male (usually an animal)
  4. old Eng. law. It signifies a fine or compensation for an offence; also, rent, money or tribute.
  5. The name for the old English land-tax which was assessed by the hide. Derived from the Old English word for 'money' or 'tax'.
  6. To geld; to cut or castrate a horse.
  7. Tax, assessed per hide.