gild

English

/ɡɪld/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf.
  • (transitive) To adorn.
  • (transitive) To decorate with a golden surface appearance.
  • (transitive) To give a bright or pleasing aspect to.
  • (transitive) To make appear drunk.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English gilden (precious, relating to the middle way mean, happy, covered decorated with gold, of a gold colour, made of gold, wealthy, blessed, glorious) inherited from Old English gyldan (gild, cover with a thin layer of gold) inherited from Proto-Germanic *gulþijaną, *gulþą (gold) root from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (shine, yellow, gleam, green, glisten, flourish).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵʰelh₃-

Gloss

shine, yellow, gleam, green, glisten, flourish

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

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Emoji
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