Beguilt
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Beguilt is a verb meaning (transitive) To make guilty; cause to sin.
Meaning
(transitive) To make guilty; cause to sin.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To impute with guilt or fault; blame; accuse.
- Alternative form of begilt.
Example Sentences
"Why mangelest thou a wretched man? O spare me in my tomb! Spare to beguilt thy righteous hand, Æneas! […]"
[…] for they deemed that he was long-grudging, even in lesser matters than those wherein Kalf had done to beguilt him with the king.
[…] and albeit Einar were old, yet he threw himself into this case, and beguilted the sons of Thorgrim to the full at the Thorsness-thing.
Why should I fear, I know not; since guiltiness I know not. I will not reason what is meant hereby, because I will beguilt less of the meaning.
Word Forms
- beguilts
- beguilting
- beguilted
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include guilt, misguilt, forfeit, misblame, scapegoat, belibel.
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