3 entries under this word

Gelt

Gĕlt, n.

noun

n. [A-S. gild, geld, payment, from geldan, to pay.] A payment of money; tribute; tax. [Obs.] All these the king granted unto them . . . free from all gelts and payments, in a most full and ample manner. Fuller.

Gĕlt, n.

noun

n. [See GELD, v.] A castrated animal; a gelding. [Obs.] Mortimer.

Gĕlt, n.

noun

n. [For gilt.] Tinsel, or gilt surface. [Obs. and very rare.] Spenser.