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Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish gialdæ, from Old Norse gjalda, from Proto-Germanic *geldaną (“to pay, have value”), cognate with Swedish gälda, English yield, German gelten.
Pronunciation
Verb
gælde (past tense gjaldt, past participle gjaldt or gældt)
- (intransitive) to hold good, be valid
- (intransitive) to be effective, be in force
- (intransitive) tobe good for, be regarded as, pass for (with the preposition for)
- (transitive) to apply to, concern
- (passive voice, children's language) to count
1956, Niels E. Nielsen, Dagen med smil og tårer:Det gælds ikke, om man kom en anelse for tidligt.- It doesn't count if you come a bit too early.
1990, Nis Boesdal, Jul på landevejskroen:Sådan noget gældes ikke, når det er engler!- Things like that don't count when it's angels!
Conjugation
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Old English
Pronunciation
Verb
gǣlde
- inflection of gǣlan:
- first/third-person singular preterite indicative
- singular preterite subjunctive