gilding

Danish

noun

Definitions

(dated) eunuch
(dialectal) a castrated animal

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse geldingr (wether, eunuch).

Origin

Old Norse

geldingr

Gloss

wether, eunuch

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

geldyng Middle English
geldingr Old Norse
geldingur Icelandic
geldingur Faroese