geld
verb /ɡeld/
/ɡeld/
[usually passive] (specialist)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they geld | /ɡeld/ /ɡeld/ |
| he / she / it gelds | /ɡeldz/ /ɡeldz/ |
| past simple gelded | /ˈɡeldɪd/ /ˈɡeldɪd/ |
| past participle gelded | /ˈɡeldɪd/ /ˈɡeldɪd/ |
| -ing form gelding | /ˈɡeldɪŋ/ /ˈɡeldɪŋ/ |
- geld something to remove the testicles of a male animal, especially a horse synonym castrateWord OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse gelda, from geldr ‘barren’.