# gild

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɡɪld/ · frequency rank #57,405

## Definitions
1. To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf.
2. To adorn.
3. To decorate with a golden surface appearance.
4. To give a bright or pleasing aspect to.
5. To give a brilliant colour or flush to one's face; (also) to make appear drunk.

## Etymology
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”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gild