Etymology

beguilt

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Today it means: To make guilty; cause to sin. Full definition →

Middle English begilten
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beguilt · verb1

  1. Middle English · inherited frombegilten
  2. English todaybeguilt

From Middle English begilten, equivalent to be- + guilt.

beguilt · verb2

From begild.

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