Gelt vs Welt - What's the difference?
gelt | welt |
(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.
A raised mark on the body caused by a blow; a wheal or weal.
(shoemaking) A strip of leather set into the seam between the outsole of a shoe and the upper, through which these parts are joined by stitching or stapling.
A strip of material or covered cord applied to a seam or garment edge to strengthen or cover it.
In steam boilers and sheet-iron work, a strip riveted upon the edges of plates that form a butt joint.
In carpentry, a strip of wood fastened over a flush seam or joint, or an angle, to strengthen it.
In machine-made stockings, a strip, or flap, of which the heel is formed.
(heraldry) A narrow border, as of an ordinary, but not extending around the ends.
As nouns the difference between gelt and welt
is that gelt is a lunatic while welt is a raised mark on the body caused by a blow; a wheal or weal.As verbs the difference between gelt and welt
is that gelt is form of Simple past and past participle|geld|lang=en while welt is to cause to have welts, to beat.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.
