gjelde

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse gjalda.

Verb

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gjelde (present tense gjelder, passive gjeldes, simple past gjaldt, past participle gjeldt, present participle gjeldende)

  1. to apply (to), be applicable to
  2. to be valid
  3. to matter
  4. comes to

Etymology 2

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From Old Norse gelda.

Verb

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gjelde (imperative gjeld, present tense gjelder, passive gjeldes, simple past gjelda or gjeldet or gjeldte, past participle gjelda or gjeldet or gjeldt, present participle gjeldende)

  1. to castrate

References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Verb

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gjelde (present tense gjeld, past tense galdt or gjaldt, past participle golde or gjeldt, present participle gjeldande, imperative gjeld)
or
gjelde (present tense gjeldar or gjelder, past tense gjelda or gjelde, past participle gjelda or gjeldt, present participle gjeldande, imperative gjeld)

  1. Alternative form of gjelda