abeldar

A rural term, used in parts of Burgos, La Alcarria, and Segovia, meaning to winnow — tossing threshed grain into the air with a "bieldo" (winnowing fork) so the wind carries off the lighter chaff and straw, leaving the clean grain behind. "Beldar" is the more widely used form of the same verb.

• Abeldaban el trigo al caer la tarde, cuando soplaba brisa. — They winnowed the wheat in the late afternoon, when a breeze picked up.
• El abuelo todavía sabe abeldar como se hacía antes. — Grandfather still knows how to winnow the old way.
• Sin viento no se puede abeldar bien el grano. — Without wind you can't winnow the grain properly.

This is traditional farming vocabulary with essentially no modern everyday use — a learner will only meet it reading about pre-mechanized harvest practices.

Often confused with beldar.