Gelt vs Gert - What's the difference?
gelt | gert |
(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.
(slang, Bristol) big
(slang, Bristol) very
As a noun gelt
is a lunatic.As a verb gelt
is form of Simple past and past participle|geld|lang=en.As an adjective gert is
big.As an adverb gert is
very.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)gert
English
Alternative forms
* gurtAdjective
(-)- That's a gert sandwich.
Adverb
(-)- That's a gert big sandwich.
- That pizza was gert tasty.