"geldyng" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

Forms: geldyngs [plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse geldingr (“wether, eunuch”), from gelda (“to castrate”). Equivalent to gelden + -ing. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|non|geldingr|t=wether, eunuch}} Old Norse geldingr (“wether, eunuch”), {{suf|enm|gelden|-ing}} gelden + -ing Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} geldyng, {{enm-noun}} geldyng (plural geldyngs)
  1. a gelded horse, gelding
    Sense id: en-geldyng-enm-noun-gKJgIBrE
  2. a gelded man (eunuch) Categories (topical): Male people
    Sense id: en-geldyng-enm-noun-WBRY43k7 Disambiguation of Male people: 0 76 24
  3. a castrated boar, barrow
    Sense id: en-geldyng-enm-noun-pHdGtyNm Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -ing, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 23 23 54 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ing: 24 24 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 25 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 15 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: geldynge, geldyn, gelding, gildyng
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