forguilt
English
verb
Definitions
- (obsolete) To bring into a state of guilt; make guilty.
- (obsolete) To forfeit by guilty conduct; bring into by guilt.
- (obsolete) To be guilty.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English forgilten inherited from Old English forgyltan (be become guilty, sin) prefix from English guilt (gilt).
Origin
English
guilt
Gloss
gilt
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- beguilt English
- bloodguilt English
- guilt English
- guilt-ridden English
- guilt-sick English
- guilter English
- guiltfree English
- guiltless English
- guiltlike English
- guiltridden English
- guiltware English
- guilty English
- misguilt English
- nonguilt English
- self-guilt English
- unguilt English
- forgyltan Old English
- forgilten Middle English
- gilt Middle English