/ɡɛlə/, [ˈɡ̊ɛlə]
OprindelseFrom Old Danish gialdæ, from Old Norse gjalda, from Proto-Germanic *geldaną (“to pay, have value”), cognate with Swedish gälda, English yield, German gelten.
- intransitiveto hold good, be valid
- intransitiveto be effective, be in force
- intransitiveto be good for, be regarded as, pass for (with the preposition for)
- transitiveto apply to, concern
- to count
“Det gælds ikke, om man kom en anelse for tidligt.” — It doesn't count if you come a bit too early.
“Sådan noget gældes ikke, når det er engler!” — Things like that don't count when it's angels!
Formergjaldt(past) · gjaldt(participle, past) · gældt(participle, past) · gælder(active, present) · gældes(passive, present) · gælds(passive, present) · gjaldt(active, past) · -(passive, past) · gælde(active, infinitive) · gældes(infinitive, passive) · gælds(infinitive, passive) · gæld(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · gældende(participle, present) · auxiliary verb have(participle, past) · gælden(gerund, participle)