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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norse gjalda.
Verb
gjelde (present tense gjelder, passive gjeldes, simple past gjaldt, past participle gjeldt, present participle gjeldende)
- to apply (to), be applicable to
- to be valid
- to matter
- comes to
Etymology 2
From Old Norse gelda.
Verb
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)
- to castrate
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
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)
- Alternative form of gjelda