Etymology of gilt

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Source etymology 1

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noun

Gold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding. · Gold-colored paint or other coating. · Money. · A security (usually a bond) issued by the Bank of England (see gilt-edged).

adj

Golden coloured; gilded.

verb

simple past and past participle of gild

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Past participle of gild (“to cover in gold”), thus meaning literally “(something) covered in gold”. Ultimately related to gold (which see). Compare feed, which is related (similarly by ablaut) to food. Cognate with Dutch (ver)guld, Icelandic gyllt and Faroese gylt.

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Cognate mentionverguldennl
Cognate mentiongyllais
Cognate mentiongyllafo

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Source etymology 2

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noun

A young female pig, at or nearing the age of first breeding.

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From Middle English gilt, gylt, from Old Norse gyltr; compare geld and yelt.

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Inherited-form mentiongiltenm
Derivation mentiongyltrnon

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