geld

动词 geld:

1. cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
   同义词：cut

geld

v.tr.（及物动词）
geld.ed 或 gelt [gμlt] geld.ing,gelds
To castrate (a horse, for example).
阉割（比如，一匹马）
To deprive of strength or vigor; weaken.
减弱力气或力量；使虚弱

来源：
Middle English gelden
中古英语 gelden
from Old Norse gelda
源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语 gelda

geld
geld 2

n.（名词）
A tax paid to the crown by English landholders under Anglo-Saxon and Norman kings.
捐税：盎格鲁-撒克逊和诺尔曼王朝时期英国地主向君王交纳的捐税

来源：
Middle English geld
中古英语 geld
Medieval Latin geldum
中世纪拉丁语 geldum
both from Old English geld, gield [payment]
都源自 古英语 geld, gield [费]