guld

Swedish

/ɡɵld/

noun
Definitions
  • gold (metal)
  • gold as a symbol of money, wealth, fortune or luck, often together with silver; see also the archaic-poetic gull
  • short form of guldmedalj; a gold medal or trophy, a victory in a competition

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse gull (gold) derived from Proto-Germanic *gulþą (gold) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (shine, yellow, gleam, green, glisten, flourish), *ǵʰelh₃- (shine, yellow, gleam, green, glisten, flourish).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵʰelh₃-

Gloss

shine, yellow, gleam, green, glisten, flourish

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

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