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# Any castrated male animal. |
# Any castrated male animal. |
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# {{lb|en|archaic}} A [[eunuch]]. |
# {{lb|en|archaic}} A [[eunuch]]. |
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#* '''1382–1395''', [[w:John Wycliffe|John Wycliffe]] et al. (translators), [[s:Bible (Wycliffe)/Acts|Acts]] viii. 38 |
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Revision as of 07:45, 14 July 2022
English
Etymology
From Middle English geldyng, geldynge, from Old Norse geldingr (“wether, eunuch”), from gelda (“to castrate”), equivalent to geld (“to castrate”) + -ing (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
Noun
gelding (plural geldings)
Translations
castrated male horse
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castrated male animal
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eunuch — see eunuch
Verb
gelding
Anagrams
Icelandic
Etymology
From gelda (“to geld, to castrate”) + -ing (“-ing”).
Pronunciation
Noun
gelding f (genitive singular geldingar, nominative plural geldingar)
Declension
declension of gelding
f-s1 | singular | plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | gelding | geldingin | geldingar | geldingarnar |
accusative | geldingu | geldinguna | geldingar | geldingarnar |
dative | geldingu | geldingunni | geldingum | geldingunum |
genitive | geldingar | geldingarinnar | geldinga | geldinganna |
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