geld (Meaning)
geld (v)
cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
geld (n.)
Money; tribute; compensation; ransom.
geld (v. t.)
To castrate; to emasculate.
To deprive of anything essential.
To deprive of anything exceptionable; as, to geld a book, or a story; to expurgate.
Synonyms & Antonyms of geld
Synonyms:
- sap
- dehydrate
- lobotomize
- burn out
- damp
- discourage
- wear out
- deaden
- enervate
- dampen
- debilitate
- devitalize
- desiccate
Antonyms:
- inflame
- fortify
- hearten
- foment
- buoy
- electrify
- incite
- buoy
- abet
- instigate
- lift
- lift
- ferment
- instigate
- foment
- boost
- electrify
- spark
- incite
- fortify
- galvanize
- provoke
- boost
- trigger
- hearten
- inspire
- whip (up)
- revive
- trigger
- excite
- cheer
- renew
- inflame
- whip (up)
- provoke
- kindle
- renew
- revive
- cheer
- fire
- inspire
- spark
- excite
- galvanize
- ferment
- abet
- fire
- kindle
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geld Sentence Examples
- The ruthless king demanded a large geld from the conquered villages.
- The nobleman's financial woes forced him to geld his prized horses.
- In medieval England, servile tenants were required to pay an annual geld to their lords.
- The rebellious peasants refused to pay the excessive geld imposed upon them.
- The geld system played a significant role in the economic structure of early medieval Europe.
- The collection of geld was often accompanied by brutal violence and oppression.
- The rebel leader incited the populace to revolt against the oppressive geld.
- The king's geld collectors ruthlessly extracted payments from the impoverished peasantry.
- The geld system gradually declined as alternative forms of taxation developed.
- Scholars continue to debate the historical significance and impact of the geld system.
FAQs About the word geld
cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)Money; tribute; compensation; ransom., To castrate; to emasculate., To deprive of anything essential., To
drain, exhaust, petrify,undermine, wear, castrate, weaken, sap, dehydrate, lobotomize
stir, vivify, arouse, rouse, quicken, stir, quicken,stimulate, stimulate, invigorate
The ruthless king demanded a large geld from the conquered villages.
The nobleman's financial woes forced him to geld his prized horses.
In medieval England, servile tenants were required to pay an annual geld to their lords.
The rebellious peasants refused to pay the excessive geld imposed upon them.
