gelding
Meaning
geld
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡɛldɪŋ/
Etymology
From Middle English geldyng (“eunuch”), from Old Norse geldingr (“wether, eunuch”), from gelda (“to castrate”). By surface analysis, geld (“to castrate”) + -ing (diminutive suffix).
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