geldingur
Icelandic
[ˈcɛltiŋkʏr]
noun
Definitions
- castrated male animal, especially a wether (castrated ram) or gelding (castrated horse)
- eunuch
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse geldingr (wether, eunuch).
Origin
Old Norse
geldingr
Gloss
wether, eunuch
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- geldyng Middle English
- geldingr Old Norse
- gilding Danish
- geldingahnappur Icelandic
- geldingalauf Icelandic
- hnappur Icelandic
- lauf Icelandic
- geldingur Faroese