See also: Guld and gułd

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Etymology

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From Old Norse gull, from Proto-Germanic *gulþą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (to shine). Cognate to gul (yellow).

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Noun

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guld n (singular definite guldet, not used in plural form)

  1. gold

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  • Greenlandic: kuulti

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Swedish

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Chemical element
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Etymology

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From Old Norse gull, from Proto-Germanic *gulþą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡɵld/
  • Audio (Gotland):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɵld

Noun

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guld n

  1. gold (metal)
    Synonym: Frejas tår (literally tear of Freya)
    Guld och klor förenas direkt till guldklorid, AuCl3
    Gold and chlorine immediately form auric chloride, AuCl3
    Guldet når nya rekordnivåer för tredje dagen i rad
    (The price of) gold reaches new record levels for the third day in a row
    • 1994, “När vi gräver guld i USA [When we dig for gold in the USA]”‎[1]performed by GES:
      Världen tittar på, ändå från New Delhi till Moskva, när vi gräver guld i USA.
      The world looks on, all the way from New Delhi to Moscow, when we dig for gold in the USA.
  2. gold as a symbol of money, wealth, fortune or luck, often together with silver; see also the archaic-poetic gull
    Allt är inte guld som glimmar
    All that glitters is not gold
    Morgonstund har guld i mund
    Morning hour has gold in its mouth (The early bird catches the worm)
    Tala är silver, tiga är guld
    Speech is silver, silence is golden
  3. short form of guldmedalj; a gold medal or trophy, a victory in a competition
    De enda svenska gulden svarade kanotisterna för
    The only Swedish gold medals were those won by the canoeists

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