English Explanatory Dictionary

gelding

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A castrated male horse.
  2. Any castrated male animal.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of geld

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɛldɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-gelding.wav

Word forms

gelding geldings

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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