gieldan
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[edit] Old English
[edit] Etymology
Proto-Germanic *geldanan, whence also Old High German geltan (German gelten), Old Norse gjalda (Danish gælde, spelling before the writing reform of 1948: gjælde), Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌽 (usgildan) and 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌽 (fragildan), Old Frisian gelda, Old Saxon geldan (Dutch gelden).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈjieldan/
[edit] Verb
ġieldan (strong class III)
- to pay; to give something in payment or as due; to yield
- to repay, to pay back, to restore
- to requite; to reward
[edit] Descendants
- English yield
