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Old English · adjective

ælgylden

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈælˌɡyl.den/
[ˈælˌɡyɫ.den]
Syllables
ˈæl · ˌɡyl · den (3 syllables)
Modern English
pure

Meaning

  1. made of pure gold

    c. 897, King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care, quoting Exodus 25:11

    Make four rings of pure gold and fasten them very securely to the four corners of the ark.

Declension

All forms (20)

Etymology

æl- (“all”) + gylden (“golden”)

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