Definitions
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- noun Scotland, obsolete
Recompense ;return ;reward . - verb transitive, Scotland, obsolete To
give in return ; makereturn of.
Etymologies
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From Middle English *gaynȝeld, from or cognate with Old Norse gagngjald ("a return, recompense"), equivalent to gain + yield or gain- + yield. Cognate with Danish gengæld ("a return").
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From Middle English gaynȝelden ("to repay, reward, recompense"), equivalent to gain- + yield.
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