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English

Alternative forms

• gould (obsolete)

Etymology 1

From Middle English gold, from Old English gold (“gold”), from Proto-Germanic *gulþ? (“gold”), from Proto-Indo-European *??l?tóm (“gold”), from Proto-Indo-European *??elh?- (“yellow; gleam; to shine”). Related to yellow; see there for more.

Germanic cognates include Dutch goud, German Gold, Norwegian gull, Swedish guld, and cognates from other Indo-European languages are Latvian zelts, Russian ??????? (zóloto), Persian ???? (zard, “yellow, golden”), Sanskrit ?????? (hira?ya).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???ld/, /???ld/, /???ld/
• (US) enPR: g?ld, IPA^(key): /?o?ld/
• (obsolete) IPA^(key): /?u?ld/
• Rhymes: -??ld

Noun

gold (countable and uncountable, plural golds)

1. (uncountable) A heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79 and symbol Au.
2. (countable or uncountable) A coin or coinage made of this material, or supposedly so.

3. (uncountable) A deep yellow colour, resembling the metal gold.

4. (countable) The bullseye of an archery target.

5. (countable) A gold medal.

6. (figuratively) Anything or anyone that is very valuable.
7. (slang, in the plural) A grill (jewellery worn on front teeth) made of gold.

Synonyms

• aurum
• E175 when used as a food colouring

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

See gold/translations § Noun.

See also

• (place to pan for gold): lavatory

Adjective

gold (not generally comparable, comparative golder, superlative goldest)

1. Made of gold.
2. Having the colour of gold.
3. (of commercial services) Premium, superior.
4. Of a musical recording: having sold 500,000 copies.

   Coordinate term: platinum

   • 2000, Billboard (volume 112, number 20, page 52)

     The album went gold, then platinum, thanks to a second hit single, "It's A Miracle".

Translations

Synonyms

• (made of gold, having the colour of gold): golden

Verb

gold (third-person singular simple present golds, present participle golding, simple past and past participle golded)

1. To pyrolyze or burn food until the color begins to change to a light brown, but not as dark as browning

See also

Etymology 2

From gold master, a copy of the code certified as being ready for release.

Adjective

gold (not comparable)

1. (programming, of software) In a finished state, ready for manufacturing.

Adverb

gold (not comparable)

1. of or referring to a gold version of something

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Gold”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• Mindat.org?^[2], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from English gold, from Middle English gold, from Old English gold (“gold”), from Proto-Germanic *gulþ? (“gold”), from Proto-Indo-European *??l?tóm (“gold”), from Proto-Indo-European *??elh?- (“yellow; gleam; to shine”).

Noun

gold

1. gold; a heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79 and symbol Au
2. a coin or coinage made of this material, or supposedly so
3. a bright yellow colour, resembling the metal gold
4. a gold medal
5. (fantasy role-playing games board games) miscellaneous unit of currency in fantasy genre

Adjective

gold

1. having the colour of gold

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:gold.

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• golt (Sette Comuni)

Etymology

From Middle High German golt, from Old High German gold, from Proto-West Germanic *golþ, from Proto-Germanic *gulþ? (“gold”). Cognate with German Gold, English gold.

Noun

gold n

1. (Luserna) gold (metal)

References

• “gold” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??l/, [???l?]
• Rhymes: -?l

Adjective

gold

1. barren, desolate
2. sterile (unable to reproduce)
3. dry, (of a cow) not producing milk

   En gold ko.

   A dry cow.

Inflection

Derived terms

• goldhed ("barrenness, sterility")

Dutch

Pronunciation

Verb

gold

1. singular past indicative of gelden

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English gold (“gold”), from Proto-Germanic *gulþ? (“gold”), from Proto-Indo-European *??l?tóm (“gold”), from Proto-Indo-European *??elh?- (“yellow; gleam; to shine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???ld/

Noun

gold (plural golds)

1. gold (metal)

Derived terms

• gilden
• golden

Descendants

• English: gold
• Scots: gowd, goold

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??l?/ (example of pronunciation)

Adjective

gold (indefinite singular gold, definite singular and plural golde, comparative goldare, indefinite superlative goldast, definite superlative goldaste)

1. frail, barren

References

• “gold” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *golþ, from Proto-Germanic *gulþ?, from Proto-Indo-European *????tom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?old/, [?o?d]

Noun

gold n

1. gold

Declension

Derived terms

• goldf?h
• gylden

Descendants

• Middle English: gold
  • English: gold
  • Scots: gowd, goold

Volapük

Etymology

Borrowed from English gold.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?old]

Noun

gold (nominative plural golds)

1. gold

Declension

Synonyms

• goldin (chemistry - Au)
• (obsolete): golüd (classic or original Volapük / Volapük rigik)

Derived terms

See also

• bronsöt
• kuprin (chemistry - Cu)
• largent
• largentin (chemistry - Ag)

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???ld?n/

Etymology 1

From Middle English gilden, gelden, gulden, from Old English gylden, from Proto-Germanic *gulþ?naz (“golden”), from *gulþ? (“gold”), equivalent to gold +? -en. Cognate with Dutch gulden, German gülden, Swedish gyllen.

Adjective

gilden (comparative more gilden, superlative most gilden)

1. (obsolete) Golden; made of gold.

Etymology 2

From gild +? -en.

Verb

gilden (third-person singular simple present gildens, present participle gildening, simple past and past participle gildened)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To make or become golden or gilded

Anagrams

• Dingle, dingle, elding, engild, ingled

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?ld?n

Verb

gilden

1. plural past indicative and subjunctive of gillen

German

Alternative forms

• gülden

Etymology

From a colloquial merger of various dialectal forms of gelten and the related (obsolete) gülten. Compare for example Alemannic German gülte, gilde, Rhine Franconian gille, Central Franconian jelle, jölde.

Verb

gilden (weak, third-person singular present gildet, past tense gildete, past participle gegildet, auxiliary haben)

1. (colloquial, chiefly childish) to count; to be valid

Usage notes

• Although this verb is fully conjugable, the 3rd-person singular present gildet is by far the commonest form. It is often used as if it were a form of gelten, thus instead of standard gilt.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• gelten

Middle English

Alternative forms

• gylden, gildene, gyldene, gulden, guldene, guylden, guyldene, guildene

Etymology

From Old English gylden, from Proto-Germanic *gulþ?naz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??i?ld?n/, /??ild?n/

Adjective

gilden

1. Formed from gold.
2. Covered or decorated with gold.
3. Golden in colour.
4. (figurative) Having great wealth; rich.
5. (figurative) Glorious, worthy of honour; blessed, happy.

Descendants

• English: gilden; golden (by way of Middle English golden)
• Scots: gilten (obsolete); gowden (by way of Middle English golden)

See also

• golden

References

• “g??lden, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 27 April 2018.