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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈgɛldɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈgɛldɪŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(gel′ding)

geld•ing /ˈgɛldɪŋ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

Animal Husbandrya castrated male animal, esp. a horse.

geld•ing (gel′ding),USA pronunciation n.

Animal Husbandrya castrated male animal, esp. a horse.
a eunuch.

Old Norse geldingr. See geld¹, -ing³
Middle English 1350–1400

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gelding /ˈɡɛldɪŋ/ n

a castrated male horse

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old Norse geldingr; see geld¹, -ing¹

geld¹ /gɛld/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], geld•ed or gelt/gɛlt/USA pronunciation geld•ing.

Animal Husbandryto remove the sex organs of (a horse or other animal);
castrate:to geld a stallion.

geld¹ (geld),USA pronunciation v.t., geld•ed or gelt, geld•ing.

Animal Husbandryto castrate (an animal, esp. a horse).
to take strength, vitality, or power from;
weaken or subdue.

Old Norse gelda
Middle English gelden 1250–1300

geld′er, n.

geld² (geld),USA pronunciation n. [Eng. Hist.]

World Historya payment;
tax.
World Historya tax paid to the crown by landholders under the Anglo-Saxon and Norman kings.

Gmc; compare Old English geld, German Geld
Medieval Latin geldum payment, tribute
1600–10

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geld /ɡɛld/ vb (gelds, gelding, gelded, gelt) (transitive)

to castrate (a horse or other animal)
to deprive of virility or vitality; emasculate; weaken

Etymology: 13th Century: from Old Norse gelda, from geldr barren

'gelding' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

geld - henchman - -ing - mayhem

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