gelda

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse gelda, from Proto-Germanic *galdijaną (“to castrate”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (“to cut”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛlta/

  Rhymes: -ɛlta

Verb

gelda (third person singular past indicative geldi, third person plural past indicative gelt, supine gelt)

1. to geld, castrate

Conjugation

Conjugation of gelda (group v-5)

infinitive	gelda
supine	gelt
	present	past
first singular	geldi	geldi
second singular	geldir	geldi
third singular	geldir	geldi
plural	gelda	geldu
participle (a7)1	geldandi	geldur
	imperative
singular	geld!
plural	geldið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse gelda, from Proto-Germanic *galdijaną (“to castrate”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (“to cut”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcɛlta/

  Rhymes: -ɛlta

Verb

gelda (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative gelti, supine gelt)

1. to geld, castrate

Conjugation

gelda – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að gelda
supine sagnbót		gelt
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		geldandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	geldi	gelti		geldi	gelti
	þú	geldir	geltir		geldir	geltir
	hann, hún, það	geldir	gelti		geldi	gelti
plural	við	geldum	geltum		geldum	geltum
	þið	geldið	geltuð		geldið	geltuð
	þeir, þær, þau	gelda	geltu		geldi	geltu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	geld (þú), geltu
plural	þið	geldið (þið), geldiði1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

geldast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að geldast
supine sagnbót		gelst
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		geldandist (rare; see appendix)
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	geldist	geltist		geldist	geltist
	þú	geldist	geltist		geldist	geltist
	hann, hún, það	geldist	geltist		geldist	geltist
plural	við	geldumst	geltumst		geldumst	geltumst
	þið	geldist	geltust		geldist	geltust
	þeir, þær, þau	geldast	geltust		geldist	geltust
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	gelst (þú), gelstu
plural	þið	geldist (þið), geldisti1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

geltur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	geltur	gelt	gelt	geltir	geltar	gelt
accusative (þolfall)	geltan	gelta	gelt	gelta	geltar	gelt
dative (þágufall)	geltum	geltri	geltu	geltum	geltum	geltum
genitive (eignarfall)	gelts	geltrar	gelts	geltra	geltra	geltra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	gelti	gelta	gelta	geltu	geltu	geltu
accusative (þolfall)	gelta	geltu	gelta	geltu	geltu	geltu
dative (þágufall)	gelta	geltu	gelta	geltu	geltu	geltu
genitive (eignarfall)	gelta	geltu	gelta	geltu	geltu	geltu

References

• “geld”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjel.dɑ/, [ˈjeɫ.dɑ]

Noun

ġelda

1. genitive plural of ġeld