guilten

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English gilten, gylten. From Old English gyltan, from gylt. By surface analysis, guilt +‎ -en.

Verb[edit]

guilten (third-person singular simple present guiltens, present participle guiltening, simple past and past participle guiltened)

  1. (rare, intransitive) To guilt; to make someone feel guilty
  2. (rare, transitive) To become guilty; to start to feel guilty