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gieldan

Pronunciation: /ˈji͜yl.dɑn/

“gieldan” is an Old English word. Its 3 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to pay
  2. to reward
  3. to worship (+ dative)

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).

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