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gyldan

infinitive, weak verb

1. to repay
2. to reward
3. to render, give back

Built from

• gyld- — root · payment, return
  The concrete image is handing back something owed or deserved. Cognates include Old English gild and modern English yield.
• -an — ending · infinitive
  The infinitive ending marks this as the base form of the verb.

Etymology. Related to Old English gild (payment, tribute) and Old Norse gjalda (to pay). The root sense is 'to make a return payment,' from Proto-Germanic *geldaną. Cognate with English yield (originally 'to pay').

Dictionary entry by Claude.

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