- gegyld
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Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
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guild — /gɪld / (say gild) noun 1. an organisation of persons with common professional or cultural interests formed for mutual aid and protection. 2. one of the associations, numerous in the Middle Ages, formed for mutual aid and protection or for a… …
