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begilds

begilds is the third-person singular simple present indicative of begild.

Meaning of begild

Verb

begild (third-person singular simple present begilds, present participle begilding, simple past and past participle begilded or begilt)

  1. (dated, poetic, transitive) To cover with gold, or to make golden (in color, or figuratively).
    • bride-laces begilta. 1638 (date written), Benjamin Jonson [i.e., Ben Jonson], “Under-woods. Consisting of Divers Poems. (please specify the poem)”, in The Workes of Benjamin Jonson. The Second Volume. […] (Second...

Questions about begilds

What is begilds the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Begilds is the third-person singular simple present indicative of begild.

Words near begilds in the dictionary

  1. begifts
  2. begigged
  3. begild
  4. begilded
  5. begilding
  6. begilds
  7. begilt
  8. begin
  9. begin at the wrong end
  10. begin upon
  11. begin with the chucky

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