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gild
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English gilden, gulden, from Old English gyldan (“to gild, to cover with a thin layer of gold”), from Proto-Germanic *gulþijan?, from Proto-Germanic *gulþ? (“gold”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??ld/
- Rhymes: -?ld
- Homophones: gilled, guild
Verb
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.
- 1596-97, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act II, Scene vi[1]:
- I will make fast the doors, and gild myself / With some more ducats, and be with you straight.
- 1596-97, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act II, Scene vi[1]:
- (transitive, cooking) To decorate with a golden surface appearance.
- 2008, Ivan P. Day, Cooking in Europe, 1650-1850 (page 98)
- Gild the entire outside with beaten egg yolk, and sprinkle it with grated parmesan.
- 2008, Ivan P. Day, Cooking in Europe, 1650-1850 (page 98)
- (transitive) To give a bright or pleasing aspect to.
- 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 28:
- When sparkling stars twire not, thou gild'st the even.
- 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 28:
- (transitive) To make appear drunk.
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
Noun
gild (plural gilds)
- Obsolete form of guild.
- 1920, H. E. Salter, Munimenta Civitatis Oxonie (volume 71, page xxviii)
- No trade gild might be started without the consent of the whole body of hanasters, who would insist that the regulations were not harmful to the burgesses as a whole; […]
- 1920, H. E. Salter, Munimenta Civitatis Oxonie (volume 71, page xxviii)
See also
- gild on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- DILG, glid
Gothic
Romanization
gild
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Irish
Etymology
From English guild.
Noun
gild m (genitive singular gild, nominative plural gildeanna)
- (historical) guild
- Synonym: cuallacht
Declension
Mutation
Further reading
- "gild" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “guild” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Entries containing “gild” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse gildr, from Proto-Germanic *gildiz. Cognates include Icelandic gildur and Scots yauld.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /j?l?/ (example of pronunciation)
Adjective
gild (masculine and feminine gild, neuter gildt, definite singular and plural gilde, comparative gildare, indefinite superlative gildast, definite superlative gildaste)
- (also law) valid
- Antonym: ugild
- nice, healthy, rich, capable
- kind, good
- enjoyable
- happy
- proud
Derived terms
- gilda (verb)
Related terms
- gilde n
- gjelda
References
- “gild” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Alternative forms
- ?eld, ?ield, ?yld
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *geld?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jild/, [ji?d]
Noun
?ild n
- payment of money; tribute, compensation, tax
- guild, society, club
- deity
- visible object of worship; idol
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
- Middle English: ?eld
- English: yield
- Scots: ?eld, ?eild
- ? Medieval Latin: geldum, gildum
- ? English: geld
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) , “?ild”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Old Norse
Adjective
gild
- strong feminine nominative singular of gildr
- strong neuter nominative plural of gildr
- strong neuter accusative plural of gildr
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gid
English
Etymology 1
Noun
gid (uncountable)
- A disease of sheep caused by tapeworm.
Etymology 2
Compare Old French gigue. See jig (noun).
Noun
gid (plural gids)
- (obsolete) A fiddle.
Anagrams
- DIG, GDI, GDI+, IgD, dIG, dig
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [???ið?]
Etymology 1
An abbreviation of Gud give det, "(may) God give it".
Adverb
gid
- I wish, if only
- Gid denne forbandede krig var ovre!
- How I wish that this accursed war were over.
- Gid denne forbandede krig var ovre!
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
gid
- imperative of gide
Mauritian Creole
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?id/
Etymology
From French guider.
Noun
gid
- a guide
Verb
gid
- Medial form of gide
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??it/
Etymology 1
Noun
gid m pers
- (Cieszyn Silesia) Alternative form of gizd.
Etymology 2
From French guide.
Noun
gid m pers
- (literary) guide (someone who guides)
- Synonym: przewodnik
Declension
Noun
gid m inan
- (travel) guide book
- Synonym: przewodnik
Declension
Further reading
- gid in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Scots
Adjective
gid (comparative mair gid, superlative maist gid)
- good
Zaniza Zapotec
Noun
gid
- skin
- leather
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