Etymology

forguilt

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Today it means: To bring into a state of guilt; make guilty. Full definition →

Middle English forgilten ← Old English forgyltan
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  1. Old English · inherited fromforgyltan“to sin, be or become guilty”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromforgilten
  3. English todayforguilt

From Middle English forgilten, forgulten (“to render guilty, forfeit by guilt”), from Old English forgyltan (“to sin, be or become guilty”), equivalent to for- + guilt.

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