gild
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
from Old English gyldan ("to gild, to cover with a thin layer of gold"), from Proto-Germanic *gulþianą (cf. Old Norse gylla "to gild," Old High German übergulden), from Proto-Germanic *gulþą.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
gild (third-person singular simple present gilds, present participle gilding, simple past and past participle gilded or gilt)
- (transitive) To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf.
- (transitive) To adorn.
- (transitive) To make appear drunk.
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Translations[edit]
to cover with a thin layer of gold
to make appear drunk
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Noun[edit]
gild (plural gilds)
- Alternative form of guild.
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Gothic[edit]
Romanization[edit]
gild
- Romanization of 𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌳
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