gylt

Old English

Alternative forms

• gilt, gelt, gielt

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡylt/, [ɡyɫt]

Noun

gylt m

1. guilt

   Synonym: sċyld

2. offense, sin, wrongdoing
   • c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 6:9-13

     Fæder ūre, þū þe eart on heofonum, sī þīn nama ġehālgod. Tōbecume þīn rīċe. Ġewurþe þīn willa on eorþan, swā swā on heofonum. Ūrne ġedæġhwāmlīċan hlāf syle ūs tōdæġ. And forġyf ūs ūre gyltas, swā swā wē forġyfaþ ūrum gyltendum. And ne ġelǣd þū ūs on costnunge, ac alȳs ūs of yfele: sōþlīċe.

     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

Strong i-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	gylt	gyltas
accusative	gylt	gyltas
genitive	gyltes	gylta
dative	gylte	gyltum

Derived terms

• gyltiġ

Related terms

• gyltan

Descendants

• Middle English: gilt, gult, ȝylt
  • English: guilt
  • Scots: gylt, gilt