English → Latin
“gild” in Latin
inaurōto gild, overlay with gold; to make richstatuōto put up (something); to stand (something) in an upright position; to establish, determine, fix (the form or character vestisgarment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesturemarmora block or piece of marble; pulverized marble, marble dust; a marble pavementaurōto gild (to overlay with gold)
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
gild v.
inaurare (general term for covering with gold; also, extrinsecus inaurare; e.g., statuam; also of garments, palla, vestis): aurum illinere alicui rei, or auro illinere aliquid (to wash with gold; e.g., marmori): aurum inducere alicui rei, or auro inducere aliquid (to plate with gold). Gilted, auratus; inauratus; extrinsecus inauratus (e.g., statua, Cic.; opposed to solida).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for gild?
- The usual Latin words for “gild” are inaurō, statuō, vestis; also marmor, aurō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.