different between geldable vs weldable

English

From Anglo-Norman gilable, guldable, equivalent to geld +? -able, from geld (“money”).

geldable (not comparable)

(obsolete) Liable to the payment of taxes; subject to taxation.
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weld +? -able

weldable (comparative more weldable, superlative most weldable)

that is able to be welded
- 1969, István Náray-Szabó, Inorganic Crystal Chemistry
  it is comparatively soft and tough; it is hammerable and weldable in the red hot state and is called forged iron

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