forguilt
forguilt · forguilts · forguilted · forguilting
To bring into a state of guiltTo bring into a state of guilt; make guilty.
Meaning
3 senses(obsolete, transitive)To bring into a state of guilt; make guilty.
(obsolete, transitive)To forfeit by guilty conduct; bring into by guilt.
(intransitive, obsolete)To be guilty.
Origin
From Middle English forgilten, forgulten (“to render guilty, forfeit by guilt”), from OldFrom 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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Forms
forguilts, forguilting, forguilted, forguilted| Base form | forguilt · to forguilt |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | forguilts |
| Present participle | forguilting |
| Past simple | forguilted |
| Past participle | forguilted |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle