04/01/2022 · Etymology . From Middle English gilde, from Old Norse gildi (“ payment, guild ”). Related to geld, yield, yauld. Pronunciation . IPA : /ɡɪld/ Rhymes: -ɪld; Homophones: gild, gilled

Guild is the proper word for anything connected with the church, or high- class furniture, or art needlework. "Lalage's Lovers 1911" – George A. Birmingham

History and Etymology for guild. Middle English gilde, from Old Norse gildi payment, guild; akin to Old English gield tribute, guild — more at geld

guilt (n.) Old English gylt "crime, sin, moral defect, failure of duty," of unknown origin, though some suspect a connection to Old English gieldan "to pay for, debt," but OED editors find this "inadmissible phonologically." The -u- is an unetymological insertion.

Guild verb. a religious association or society, organized for charitable purposes or for assistance in parish work. Etymology: [OE. gilds, AS. gild, gield, geld, tribute, a society or company where payment was made for its charge and support, fr. AS. gildan, gieldan, to pay. See Yield, v. t.]

guild (n.) also gild , early 13c., yilde (spelling later influenced by Old Norse gildi "guild, brotherhood"), a semantic fusion of Old English gegield "guild, brotherhood," and gield "service, offering; payment, tribute; compensation," from Proto-Germanic *geldjam "payment, contribution" (cognates: Old Frisian geld "money," Old Saxon geld "payment, sacrifice, reward," Old High …

23/11/2021 · Hyphenation: guild‧er; Etymology 1 . From Middle Dutch gulden (“ golden ”). Noun . guilder (plural guilders) The former currency unit in the Netherlands, divided into 100 cents.

From Latin restaurare 'id.' (see restaurar for a continued etymology). Harper for his own English dictionary has found a most insightful account: "In 1765 a man by the name of Boulanger, also known as "Champ d'Oiseaux" or "Chantoiseau," opened a shop near the Louvre (on either the rue des Poulies or the rue Bailleul, depending on which authority one chooses to believe).