- gyltig
- adj offending, guilty
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
gyltig
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Guiltiest — Guilty Guilt y, a. [Compar. {Gultier}; superl. {Guiltiest}.] [AS. gyltig liable. See {Guilt}.] 1. Having incurred guilt; criminal; morally delinquent; wicked; chargeable with, or responsible for, something censurable; justly exposed to penalty;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Guilty — Guilt y, a. [Compar. {Gultier}; superl. {Guiltiest}.] [AS. gyltig liable. See {Guilt}.] 1. Having incurred guilt; criminal; morally delinquent; wicked; chargeable with, or responsible for, something censurable; justly exposed to penalty; used… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gultier — Guilty Guilt y, a. [Compar. {Gultier}; superl. {Guiltiest}.] [AS. gyltig liable. See {Guilt}.] 1. Having incurred guilt; criminal; morally delinquent; wicked; chargeable with, or responsible for, something censurable; justly exposed to penalty;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Guilt — Guilty redirects here. For other uses, see Guilty (disambiguation). Guilt is the state of being responsible for the commission of an offense.[1] It is also a cognitive or an emotional experience that occurs when a person realizes or believes… … Wikipedia
guilty — guiltily, adv. guiltiness, n. /gil tee/, adj., guiltier, guiltiest. 1. having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, esp. against moral or penal law; justly subject to a certain accusation or penalty; culpable: The jury found her… … Universalium
guilty — (adj.) O.E. gyltig, from gylt (see GUILT (Cf. guilt) (n.)). Of conscience, feelings, etc., 1590s. Meaning person who is guilty is from 1540s … Etymology dictionary
guilty — /ˈgɪlti/ (say giltee) adjective (guiltier, guiltiest) 1. having incurred guilt or grave culpability, as by committing an offence or crime. 2. Law legally responsible for a criminal offence: guilty of murder. 3. characterised by, connected with,… …
guilty — [gil′tē] adj. guiltier, guiltiest [ME gilti < OE gyltig] 1. having guilt; deserving blame or punishment; culpable 2. having one s guilt proved; legally judged an offender 3. showing or conscious of guilt [a guilty look] 4. of or involving… … English World dictionary
guilty — adj. (guiltier, guiltiest) 1 culpable of or responsible for a wrong. 2 conscious of or affected by guilt (a guilty conscience; a guilty look). 3 concerning guilt (a guilty secret). 4 a (often foll. by of) having committed a (specified) offence. b … Useful english dictionary
unguilty — “+ adjective Etymology: Middle English ungilty, from Old English ungyltig, from un (I) + gyltig guilty more at guilty : not guilty : innocent … Useful english dictionary
