Definitions

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  • noun Scotland, obsolete Recompense; return; reward.
  • verb transitive, Scotland, obsolete To give in return; make return 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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