Middle English Dictionary Entry

gilten v.(1)
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Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

Note: Cp. agilten.
1.
(a) To commit a misdeed or transgression, do wrong, sin; be guilty of sin or wrong-doing; ppl. gilte, guilty; ppl. as noun: the giltende, the sinner; ~ ayenes, ~ to, ~ toward, sin against (sb.), do wrong to (sb.), offend against (the law); (b) to sin against (sb.), wrong (sb.); (c) to commit (a sin, transgression, misdeed); do (sb. a wrong); ~ to, do (wrong) to (sb.); (d) of sin: to offend, do harm, be evil.