English Explanatory Dictionary

gild

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf.
  2. To adorn.
  3. To decorate with a golden surface appearance.
  4. To give a bright or pleasing aspect to.
  5. To give a brilliant colour or flush to one's face; (also) to make appear drunk.
noun
  1. Archaic spelling of guild.

Pronunciation

/ɡɪld/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gild.wav

Word forms

gild gilds gilding gilded gilt

Etymology

From Middle English gilden, gulden, from Old English gyldan (“to gild, to cover with a thin layer of gold”), from Proto-West Germanic *gulþijan, from Proto-Germanic *gulþijaną, from Proto-Germanic *gulþą (“gold”).

Derived words

begild electrogild engild gildable Gilded Age gilded cage gilder gild the lily gild the pill overgild regild ungild
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