Old English · noun
gold
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ɡold/[ɡoɫd]
- Syllables
- ɡold (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- gold
Meaning
-
gold
...Næbbe ic seolfor ne gold, ic þē dō þæt ic hæbbe...
...I have neither silver nor gold, I give thee that I have...
late 10th century, Ælfric, "Chair of Saint Peter"
Declension
All forms (3)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *golþ, from Proto-Germanic *gulþą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰĺ̥tom.
Descendants
gold
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