Etymology

gafolgelder

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Today it means: An Anglo-Saxon householder who owes rent to the king or his grantees rather than to a private landowner. Full definition →

Old English gafolgyldere
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  1. Old English · learned borrowing fromgafolgyldere
  2. English todaygafolgelder

Learned borrowing from Old English gafolgyldere.

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