Galt vs Gelt - What's the difference?
galt | gelt |
(slang) Money.
* 1948 , William Burroughs, letter, 5 Jun 1948:
tribute; tax
* Fuller
(Judaism) Money, especially that given as a gift on Hanukkah or used in games of dreidel.
(Judaism) Chocolate candy in the shape of coins, usually wrapped in metallic foil, usually eaten on Hanukkah and often used for games of dreidel.
As a proper noun galt
is .As a noun gelt is
(rare) a lunatic or gelt can be (obsolete) gilding; gilt or gelt can be a gelding or gelt can be (slang) money or gelt can be (judaism) money, especially that given as a gift on hanukkah or used in games of dreidel.As a verb gelt is
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English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) geilt.Etymology 2
Variation of gilt.Etymology 3
From (etyl), from . More at (l).Verb
(head)Etymology 4
From (etyl) gelt (Modern (etyl) Geld), from (etyl) .Noun
(en-noun)- Have bought some farm land in Rio Grande Valley which should bring in a sizeable bundle of gelts come cotton picking time.
- All these the king granted unto them free from all gelts and payments, in a most full and ample manner.