• Gild

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /ɡɪld/
    • Rhymes: -ɪld
    • Homophones: gilled, guild

    Origin

    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.

    Full definition of gild

    Verb

    1. (transitive) To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf.
    2. (transitive) To adorn.
    3. (transitive) To make appear drunk.

    Derived terms

    Noun

    gild

    (plural gilds)
    1. Alternative form of guild

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