Geld \Geld\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gelded or Gelt (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Gelding.]

[Icel. gelda to castrate; akin to Dan. gilde, Sw. g[aum]lla, and cf. AS. gilte a young sow, OHG. galt dry, not giving milk, G. gelt, Goth. gilpa siclke.]

1. To castrate; to emasculate. [1913 Webster]

2. To deprive of anything essential. [1913 Webster]

Bereft and gelded of his patrimony. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

3. To deprive of anything exceptionable; as, to geld a book, or a story; to expurgate. [Obs.]

--Dryden. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

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Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

gelded adj : (of a male animal) having the testicles removed; "a cut horse" [syn: cut, emasculated]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Geld \Geld\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gelded or Gelt (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Gelding.]

[Icel. gelda to castrate; akin to Dan. gilde, Sw. g["a]lla, and cf. AS. gilte a young sow, OHG. galt dry, not giving milk, G. gelt, Goth. gilpa siclke.]

1. To castrate; to emasculate.

2. To deprive of anything essential.

Bereft and gelded of his patrimony. --Shak.

3. To deprive of anything exceptionable; as, to geld a book, or a story; to expurgate. [Obs.]

--Dryden.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)