eldertongue

Old English · noun

gylt

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong i-stem
IPA
/ɡylt/
[ɡyɫt]
Syllables
ɡylt (1 syllable)
Modern English
guiltwrongdoingoffense

Meaning

  1. guilt

  2. offense, sin, wrongdoing

    c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 6:9-13

    Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come; thy will be done; on Earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Declension

Declension of gylt
SingularPlural
Nominative gyltgyltas
Accusative gyltgyltas
Genitive gyltesgylta
Dative gyltegyltum

All forms (6)

Etymology

Apparently from Proto-West Germanic *gulti. Further origin unknown. Compare ġieldan, which may have been connected, though the OED finds this "inadmissible phonologically."

Descendants

guilt

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