Gelt vs Gell - What's the difference?
gelt | gell |
(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.
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* 1906 , , Chapter 4: "The engine-burglar":
(a leech)
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As nouns the difference between gelt and gell
is that gelt is a lunatic while gell is eye dialect of lang=en.As a verb gelt
is form of Simple past and past participle|geld|lang=en.gelt
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.
Etymology 5
From (etyl) . See above for more.Noun
(en-noun)gell
English
Noun
(en noun)- "You're a naughty little gell , that's what you are," said the fireman, and the engine-driver said:--
- "Daring little piece, I call her," but they made her sit down on an iron seat in the cab and told her to stop crying and tell them what she meant by it.