begild en · VERB
Etymology
From be- + gild.
Meanings
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(dated, poetic, transitive) To cover with gold, or to make golden (in color, or figuratively).
bride-laces begilt
a. 1638 (date written), Benjamin Jonson [i.e., Ben Jonson], “Under-woods. Consisting of Divers Poems. (please specify the poem)”, in The Workes of Benjamin Jonson. The Second Volume. […] (Second Folio), London: […] Richard Meighen, published 1640, →OCLC:thou[…] Whose splendour a tempest shrouds Brings a vesper glory To flame and begild the clouds
1896, Marcus Samuel Cam Rickards, The Exiles, "Lux et Tenebris":
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| begilt | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| begilt | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| begilded | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| begilded | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| begilds | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| begilding | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
cs pozlatit (to cover with gold)