geld /ɡɛld/verb 4noun 4forms 4 verb4 •To castrate a male (usually an animal)."Poor old Topaz," said Mrs Flanders, as he stretched himself out in the sun, and she smiled, thinking how she had had him gelded, and how she did not like red hair in men. — 1922 •(figurative) To suppress or severely reduce sexual desire or libido. •(figurative) To deprive of anything essential; to weaken. •(historical) To tax geld. noun4 •A female animal, such as a ewe or cow, that is not pregnant. •(dialect, no longer used) Money. •(dialect, no longer used) A payment. •(dialect, no longer used) In particular, (money paid as) a medieval form of land tax. formsgelded · gelt · gelding · gelds
