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