gylden

English

Noun

gylden (plural gyldens)

1. (historical) A kind of gold coin.

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡylən/, [ˈɡ̊ylˀən]

Etymology 1

From gulden (“guilder, gulden”), equivalent to guld +‎ -en.

Noun

gylden c (singular definite gyldenen, plural indefinite gylden)

1. gulden, guilder (former currency unit in the Netherlands), symbol G or fl.
2. (historic) gold florin

Inflection

Declension of gylden

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gylden	gyldenen	gylden	gyldenene gyldenerne
genitive	gyldens	gyldenens	gyldens	gyldenenes gyldenernes

Etymology 2

From Old Norse gullinn (“golden”), from gull (“gold”).

Adjective

gylden

1. golden
2. golden, having a rich yellow color

Inflection

Inflection of gylden

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	gylden	—	—2
indefinite neuter singular	gyldent	—	—2
plural	gyldne	—	—2
definite attributive1	gyldne	—	—

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Derived terms

• Gyldenløve (see Gyldenløve on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ; Gyldenløve on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da)

Middle English

Adjective

gylden

1. Alternative form of gilden

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

gylden m (plural gyldenen)

1. (historical) gold coin in German states
2. guilder (pre-Euro currency in the Netherlands), symbol fl.

References

• “gylden” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gulþīn, equivalent to gold +‎ -en. Cognate with Old Frisian gelden, Old Saxon guldin, Old High German guldīn, Old Norse gullinn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡyl.den/, [ˈɡyɫ.den]

Adjective

gylden

1. golden, (relational) gold
   • late 9th century, translation of Orosius' History Against the Pagans

     Be þām hringum man meahte witan hwæt Rōmāna duguþe ġefeallen wæs, for þon þe hit wæs þēaw mid him on þām dagum þæt nān ōðer ne mōste gyldenne hring werian būtan hē æðeles cynnes wǣre.

     You could tell by the rings how much of the Roman nobility had fallen, because the custom back then was that no one could wear a gold ring unless they were from a noble family.

Usage notes

• To convey the sense "made of [material]," Old English typically uses adjectives like gylden, seolfren, and triewen instead of compounds. Thus wool socks are wyllene soccas, not *wulsoccas; an oak table is ǣċen bēod, not *ācbēod; a dirt floor is ierþenu flōr, not *eorþflōr; etc. There are however a few exceptions, such as stānweall (“stone wall”).

Declension

Declension of gylden — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	gylden	gyldenu, gyldnu, gyldeno, gyldno	gylden
Accusative	gyldenne	gyldene, gyldne	gylden
Genitive	gyldenes, gyldnes	gyldenre	gyldenes, gyldnes
Dative	gyldenum, gyldnum	gyldenre	gyldenum, gyldnum
Instrumental	gyldene, gyldne	gyldenre	gyldene, gyldne
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	gyldene, gyldne	gyldena, gyldna, gyldene, gyldne	gyldenu, gyldnu, gyldeno, gyldno
Accusative	gyldene, gyldne	gyldena, gyldna, gyldene, gyldne	gyldenu, gyldnu, gyldeno, gyldno
Genitive	gyldenra	gyldenra	gyldenra
Dative	gyldenum, gyldnum	gyldenum, gyldnum	gyldenum, gyldnum
Instrumental	gyldenum, gyldnum	gyldenum, gyldnum	gyldenum, gyldnum

Declension of gylden — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	gyldena, gyldna	gyldene, gyldne	gyldene, gyldne
Accusative	gyldenan, gyldnan	gyldenan, gyldnan	gyldene, gyldne
Genitive	gyldenan, gyldnan	gyldenan, gyldnan	gyldenan, gyldnan
Dative	gyldenan, gyldnan	gyldenan, gyldnan	gyldenan, gyldnan
Instrumental	gyldenan, gyldnan	gyldenan, gyldnan	gyldenan, gyldnan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	gyldenan, gyldnan	gyldenan, gyldnan	gyldenan, gyldnan
Accusative	gyldenan, gyldnan	gyldenan, gyldnan	gyldenan, gyldnan
Genitive	gyldenra, gyldenena, gyldnena	gyldenra, gyldenena, gyldnena	gyldenra, gyldenena, gyldnena
Dative	gyldenum, gyldnum	gyldenum, gyldnum	gyldenum, gyldnum
Instrumental	gyldenum, gyldnum	gyldenum, gyldnum	gyldenum, gyldnum

Derived terms

• ælgylden
• gyldenfeaxa

Descendants

• Middle English: gilden, gylden
  • English: gilden (archaic), golden (after gold)