gäld

Swedish

noun
Definitions
  • (archaic) a debt

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish giæld inherited from Old Norse gjald (payment) inherited from Proto-Germanic *geldą (reward, gift, money) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (pay, repay, pay for).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʰeldʰ-

Gloss

pay, repay, pay for

Concept
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Possession

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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