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geld

1. geld \'geld\ vt [ME gelden. fr. ON gelda; akin to OE gelte young sow, Gk 
   g]allos eunuch, priest of Cybele 1: CASTRATE; also : SPAY  2a: DEPRIVE  2b: 
   to lessen the force of  2c: EXPURGATE 
2. geld n [OE gield, geld service, tribute; akin to OE gieldan to 
   pay,]yield : the crown tax paid under Anglo-saxon and Norman kings