gilt

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ɡɪlt/, [ɡɪɫt] Homophones: GILT, guilt Rhymes: -ɪlt === Etymology 1 === Formed in English from the verb gild (“to cover in gold”). Compare gold and German Geld. ==== Noun ==== gilt (usually uncountable, plural gilts) (uncountable) Gold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding. (uncountable, by extension) Gold-colored paint or other coating. (uncountable, slang) Money. (countable, finance, UK) A security (usually a bond) issued by the Bank of England (see gilt-edged). higher gilt yields (obsolete, uncountable) A gilded object, an object covered with gold. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Adjective ==== gilt (comparative more gilt, superlative most gilt) Golden coloured; gilded. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== gilt simple past and past participle of gild ==== Related terms ==== parcel gilt ==== References ==== “gilt, n.2.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, December 2018. === Etymology 2 === From Middle English gilt, gylt, from Old Norse gyltr; compare geld and yelt. ==== Noun ==== gilt (plural gilts) (UK, regional) A young female pig, at or nearing the age of first breeding. ===== Alternative forms ===== yilt ===== Translations ===== == Dutch == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɪlt === Verb === gilt inflection of gillen: second/third-person singular present indicative (archaic) plural imperative === Anagrams === ligt == German == === Etymology === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡɪlt/ === Verb === gilt inflection of gelten: third-person singular present singular imperative == Karakalpak == === Noun === gilt key == Old English == === Noun === gilt m alternative form of gylt == Old Norse == === Adjective === gilt strong neuter nominative singular of gildr strong neuter accusative singular of gildr