gild
n. US //ˈɡɪɫd// UK //ɡˈɪld// gild
From Middle English gilden, gulden, from Old English gyldan (“to gild, to cover with a thin layer of gold”), from Proto-West Germanic gulþijan, from Proto-Germanic gulþijaną, from Proto-Germanic *gulþą (“gold”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Last updated April 17, 2026