Gelt vs Gent - What's the difference?
gelt | gent |
(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.
(obsolete) Noble; well-bred, courteous; graceful.
* Chaucer
* 1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , I.ix:
(obsolete) neat; pretty; elegant
* Spenser
In obsolete terms the difference between gelt and gent
is that gelt is gilding; gilt while gent is neat; pretty; elegant.As nouns the difference between gelt and gent
is that gelt is a lunatic while gent is a gentleman.As a verb gelt
is form of Simple past and past participle|geld|lang=en.As an adjective gent is
noble; well-bred, courteous; graceful.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)gent
English
Etymology 1
From gentleman .Etymology 2
From (etyl) gent, ultimately from (etyl) .Adjective
(en adjective)- A knight [who] was fair and gent .
- He lou'd, as was his lot, a Ladie gent , / That him againe lou'd in the least degree [...].
- Her body gent and small.