overgild
English
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To cover with gilding.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English overgilden inherited from Old English ofergyldan (encase, or adorn with gold, overlay) derived from Proto-Germanic *uber (over) prefix from English gild.
Origin
English
gild
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- begild English
- engild English
- gild English
- gildable English
- gilder English
- gildest English
- gildeth English
- regild English
- ungild English
- *keh₂p- Proto-Indo-European
- *upér Proto-Indo-European
- *upéri Proto-Indo-European
- *uber Proto-Germanic
- *ubiri Proto-Germanic
- ofer Old English
- ofer- Old English
- ofergyldan Old English
- oferhealdan Old English
- oferhebban Old English
- ofersendan Old English
- ofersettan Old English
- ofersittan Old English
- gilden Middle English
- overgilden Middle English
- of Icelandic
- 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂 Gothic
- *obar gmw-pro
- *ovar Old Dutch
- over Old Dutch
- ovar- Old Saxon
- over Old Frisian