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geld
(geld)
Pronunciation:
/gɛld/
verb
[
with object
]
castrate (a male animal).
deprive of vitality or vigour:
the English version of the book has been gelded
Origin:
Middle English
: from Old Norse
gelda
, from
geldr
'barren'
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