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jild
jild
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian jeld, ield, geld, from Proto-Germanic *geldą (“reward, gift, money”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (“to pay”). Compare English yield, geld, Dutch geld, Low German Geld, German Geld, Danish gjæld, Swedish gäld.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jɪlt/
Noun
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