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gild

/ˈɡɪld/GILD
/ˈɡɪld/GILD

Meaninggolden

Common meaning: coat with gold

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishgylden‘golden’sourceB&T
  2. Old Englishgyldan‘to gild’sourceB&T
  3. Middle Englishgildensource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsgolden → coat with goldgild‘coat with gold’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English gylden ‘golden’.

Roots

  • gylden Old English “golden”

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