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geld

Meaningbarren

Common meaning: to castrate

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)gelda‘to castrate’source
  2. Middle Englishgeldensource
  3. Englishgeld‘to castrate’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Old Norse (Icelandic) gelda ‘barren’.

Roots

  • gelda Old Norse (Icelandic) “barren”

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