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Geld Oder Leben!
Geld may refer to: * Gelding A gelding (Help:IPA/English, /ˈɡɛldɪŋ/) is a castration, castrated male horse or other equine, such as a pony, donkey or a mule. The term is also used with certain other animals and livestock, such as domesticated Camelidae, camels. By compa ..., equine castration * Danegeld, a tax paid to Viking raiders * Geld (surname) See also * Gel (other) * Gelt (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gelding
A gelding (Help:IPA/English, /ˈɡɛldɪŋ/) is a castration, castrated male horse or other equine, such as a pony, donkey or a mule. The term is also used with certain other animals and livestock, such as domesticated Camelidae, camels. By comparison, the equivalent term for castrated male cattle would be List of cattle terminology , ''steer'' (or ''bullock''), and Wether (other), ''wether'' for sheep and goats. Castration allows a male animal to be more calm, better-behaved, less sexually aggressive, and more responsive to training efforts. This makes the animal generally more suitable as an everyday working animal, or as a pet in the case of companion animals. The gerund and participle "gelding" and the infinitive "to geld" refer to the castration procedure itself. Etymology The verb "to geld" comes from the Old Norse language, Old Norse , from the adjective . The noun "gelding" is from the Old Norse . History The Scythians are thought to have been among the first t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danegeld
Danegeld (; "Danish tax", literally "Dane yield" or tribute) was a tax raised to pay tribute or Protection racket, protection money to the Viking raiders to save a land from being ravaged. It was called the ''geld'' or ''gafol'' in eleventh-century sources. It was characteristic of royal policy in both England and Francia during the ninth through eleventh centuries, collected both as Tribute, tributary, to buy off the attackers, and as stipendiary, to pay the defensive forces. The term ''Danegeld'' did not appear until the late eleventh century. In History of Anglo-Saxon England, Anglo-Saxon England tribute payments to the Danes was known as ''gafol'' and the levy raised to support the standing army, for the defence of the realm, was known as ''heregeld'' (army-tax). England In England, a Hide (unit), hide was notionally an area of land sufficient to support one family; however their true size and economic value varied enormously. The hide's purpose was as a unit of assessmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geld (surname)
Geld is a surname literally meaning "gold" or "money" in some Germanic languages. Notable people with the surname include: * Gary Geld (born 1935), American composer * Karyl Geld Miller, American screenwriter, political cartoonist, and commentator See also * * Gelt (other) {{surname Germanic-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gel (other)
A gel is a complex solid but fluid substance with liquid-like properties. Gel may also refer to: Personal care * Hair gel, a gel used for setting hair styles which makes it stay still * Shower gel, a cosmetic body wash * Personal lubricant used for sexual purposes Pharmaceutics and physical chemistry * Gel cap, a gelatinous capsule in which a drug is held * Aerogel, a gel that has been dehydrated under supercritical conditions such that the liquid has been replaced with gas * Hydrogel or aquagel, a water-insoluble polymer * Sol-gel, a colloidal suspension that can be gelled to form a solid * Xerogel, a dried gel that, when heated, becomes a dense glass Entertainment * Color gel, a transparent colored material used to shade stage lighting for plays and film * Gel, a fictional character in the manga series ''Hunter × Hunter'' * Gel, American hardcore punk band Other uses * Gel (dessert), a dessert made with sweetened and flavored gelatin * Gel conference * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
