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guld

Pronunciation: [ˈɡ̊ul]

“guld” is a Danish word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. gold (metal)
  2. the colour of gold
  3. an abbreviation of guldmedalje
  4. an abbreviation of guldøl

Etymology

From Old Danish *guld, from Old Norse *gulð, *gulþ (compare Old Swedish guldh), variant of Old Norse gull, from Proto-Germanic *gulþą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“green, yellow”). Cognate to gul (“yellow”). Compare Runic Old East Norse: ᚴᚢᛚ (kul /⁠ḡull⁠/), ᛁᚢᛚ (iul /⁠jull⁠/).

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