gelden

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɛldə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛldən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch gelden, from Old Dutch *geldan, from Proto-Germanic *geldaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (to pay).

Verb

gelden

  1. (intransitive) to apply, to be applicable, to be in effect
    De twee minuten stilte gelden in het hele land, ook op plaatsen waar geen plechtigheid wordt gehouden.
    The two minutes of silence apply throughout the whole land, even in places where no ceremony is held.
  2. (intransitive) to count (be estimated as valid, useful, or influential)
  3. (intransitive) to be considered [+ als (object) = as], to be considered to be
    De Bataven golden in vroeg-Romeinse tijd als elitetroepen.
    The Batavians were considered to be elite troops in early-Roman times.
    Het Oktoberfest geldt als het grootste bierfestival ter wereld en wordt jaarlijks door meer dan zes miljoen mensen bezocht.
    The Oktoberfest is considered the biggest beer festival in the world and is yearly visited by more than six million people.
Inflection
Inflection of gelden (strong class 3)
infinitive gelden
past singular gold
past participle gegolden
infinitive gelden
gerund gelden n
present tense past tense
1st person singular geldgold
2nd person sing. (jij) geldtgold
2nd person sing. (u) geldtgold
2nd person sing. (gij) geldtgoldt
3rd person singular geldtgold
plural geldengolden
subjunctive sing.1 geldegolde
subjunctive plur.1 geldengolden
imperative sing. geld
imperative plur.1 geldt
participles geldendgegolden
1) Archaic.
Derived terms

Noun

gelden

  1. Plural form of geld

Anagrams


Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *geldan, from Proto-Germanic *geldaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (to pay).

Verb

gelden

  1. to pay, to satisfy (a payment)
  2. to buy
  3. to compensate, to give recompense
  4. to yield, to produce
  5. (of a promise) to keep, to come through on

Inflection

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Dutch: gelden
  • Limburgish: gèlje

Further reading

  • ghelden (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • gelden”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkeːlːten/

Verb

gēlden

  1. first-person singular past indicative of gealdit
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