engild en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ɪŋˈɡɪld/
- /ɛŋˈɡɪld/
Etymology
From en- + gild.
Meanings
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(transitive) To gild; to make splendid.
Fair Helena, who most engilds the night.
c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| engilded | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| engilded | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| engilding | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| engilds | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| engilt | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| engilt | Tense=Past | lexicographic |