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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *geldan, from Proto-Germanic *geldaną. Cognate with Old Frisian jelda, Old Saxon geldan, Old High German geltan, Old Norse gjalda, Gothic *𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌽 (*gildan).
Pronunciation
Verb
ġieldan (Early West Saxon)
- to pay
- Laws of King Ine
Ðonne mon bēam on wuda forbǣrne, ⁊ weorðe yppe on þone ðe hit dȳde, ġielde hē fulwīte: ġeselle LX sċill., forþamþe fȳr bið þēof.- If a man burns up a tree in a forest, and it becomes known who did it, he shall pay a full fine: he shall pay sixty shillings, for fire is a thief.
- to reward
- to worship (+ dative)
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