gelten.
to be valid; to count; to hold true
Meaning & usage
to be valid; to count; to hold true
to be effective; to be in force
to be worth
to be about, to concern
to be regarded, to pass
to be necessary
to pass; to go; (Often translated with lassen as a unit into allow, endure, permit, accept, etc.)
Das will ich ausnahmsweise mal gelten lassen.
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German gëlten, from Old High German gëltan, from Proto-West Germanic *geldan, from Proto-Germanic *geldaną. Compare Dutch gelden, English yield, Icelandic gjalda.
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