gield
Old English
Alternative forms
- ġild, ġyld, ġeld
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *geldą. Cognate with Old Frisian jeld, Old Saxon geld, Old High German gelt, Old Norse gjald, and Gothic 𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌳 (gild).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ji͜yld/, [ji͜yɫd]
Noun
ġield n
- payment, pay
- tax
- tribute
- guild
- pagan god, idol
- worship, especially to an idol or pagan god
- sacrifice (religious offering)
Declension
Declension of gield (strong-a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ġield | ġield |
| accusative | ġield | ġield |
| genitive | ġieldes | ġielda |
| dative | ġielde | ġieldum |
Derived terms
- æfterġield (“after-payment”)
- āngield (“single payment”)
- dēofolġield (“devil worship, idolatry”)
- edġield (“repayment”)
- fēondġield (“idolatry, an idol”)
- friþġield (“society for the maintenance of peace and security”)
- frumġield (“first payment”)
- godġield (“idol”)
- hǣþenġield (“idolatry”)
- nīedġield (“extortion”)
- unġield (“improper or excessive tax”)
- werġield (“compensation for a man killed”)
- þēofġield (“fine for stealing”)
- ġieldan (“to pay”)
- ġielddæġ (“day for a religious ceremony”)
Descendants
- Middle English: ȝeld
- English: yield
- Scots: ȝeld, ȝeild
- → Medieval Latin: geldum, gildum
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “ġild”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.