"gield" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /ji͜yld/, [ji͜yɫd]
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *geldą. Cognate with Old Frisian jeld, Old Saxon geld, Old High German gelt, Old Norse gjald, and Gothic 𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌳 (gild). Etymology templates: {{root|ang|ine-pro|*gʰeldʰ-}}, {{dercat|ang|gmw-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*geldą}} Proto-Germanic *geldą, {{cog|ofs|jeld}} Old Frisian jeld, {{cog|osx|geld}} Old Saxon geld, {{cog|goh|gelt}} Old High German gelt, {{cog|non|gjald}} Old Norse gjald, {{cog|got|𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌳}} Gothic 𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌳 (gild) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=n|g2=|g3=|head=ġield|head2=|sort=}} ġield n, {{ang-noun|n|head=ġield}} ġield n Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|ġield}}, {{ang-decl-noun|ġield|ġield|ġield|ġield|ġieldes|ġielda|ġielde|ġieldum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: ġield [canonical, neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], ġield [nominative, singular], ġield [nominative, plural], ġield [accusative, singular], ġield [accusative, plural], ġieldes [genitive, singular], ġielda [genitive, plural], ġielde [dative, singular], ġieldum [dative, plural]
  1. payment, pay
    Sense id: en-gield-ang-noun-tagAh3oi Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 42 1 8 13 9 10 6 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 4 19 16 7 7 5 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 2 25 20 3 3 3 19
  2. tax
    Sense id: en-gield-ang-noun-H~wEBrmJ
  3. tribute
    Sense id: en-gield-ang-noun-cO39db0C Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 4 19 16 7 7 5 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 2 25 20 3 3 3 19
  4. cost, loss
    Sense id: en-gield-ang-noun-MYNsI34t Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 4 19 16 7 7 5 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 2 25 20 3 3 3 19
  5. guild
    Sense id: en-gield-ang-noun-WiD-Lxtw
  6. pagan god, idol
    Sense id: en-gield-ang-noun-yK0FgHAQ
  7. worship, especially to an idol or pagan god
    Sense id: en-gield-ang-noun-BWDgB25l
  8. sacrifice (religious offering)
    Sense id: en-gield-ang-noun-cHpY-81P Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 4 19 16 7 7 5 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 2 25 20 3 3 3 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ġild, ġyld, ġeld
Derived forms: æfterġield (english: after-payment), āngield (english: single payment), dēofolġield (english: devil worship, idolatry), edġield (english: repayment), fēondġield (english: idolatry, an idol), friþġield (english: society for the maintenance of peace and security), frumġield (english: first payment), ġieldan (english: to pay), ġielddæġ (english: day for a religious ceremony), godġield (english: idol), hǣþenġield (english: idolatry), nīedġield (english: extortion), þēofġield (english: fine for stealing), unġield (english: improper or excessive tax), werġield (english: compensation for a man killed)
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    {
      "ipa": "/ji͜yld/"
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      "ipa": "[ji͜yɫd]"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ġild"
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      "word": "ġyld"
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      "word": "ġeld"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ġielda",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġielde",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġieldum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "g": "n",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "ġield",
        "head2": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ġield n",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "head": "ġield"
      },
      "expansion": "ġield n",
      "name": "ang-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ġield"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun-a-n"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ġield",
        "2": "ġield",
        "3": "ġield",
        "4": "ġield",
        "5": "ġieldes",
        "6": "ġielda",
        "7": "ġielde",
        "8": "ġieldum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong a-stem"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "payment, pay"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "payment",
          "payment"
        ],
        [
          "pay",
          "pay"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "tax"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tax",
          "tax"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "tribute"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tribute",
          "tribute"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "cost, loss"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cost",
          "cost"
        ],
        [
          "loss",
          "loss"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "guild"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "guild",
          "guild"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "pagan god, idol"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pagan",
          "pagan"
        ],
        [
          "god",
          "god"
        ],
        [
          "idol",
          "idol"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "worship, especially to an idol or pagan god"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "worship",
          "worship"
        ],
        [
          "idol",
          "idol"
        ],
        [
          "pagan",
          "pagan"
        ],
        [
          "god",
          "god"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sacrifice (religious offering)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sacrifice",
          "sacrifice"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ji͜yld/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ji͜yɫd]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "ġild"
    },
    {
      "word": "ġyld"
    },
    {
      "word": "ġeld"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gield"
}

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