guld

From Old Norse gull, from Proto-Germanic *gulþą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“to shine”). Cognate to gul (“yellow”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡ̊ul]

guld n (singular definite guldet, not used in plural form)

1. gold

• Greenlandic: kuulti

• “guld” in Den Danske Ordbog

 

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From Old Norse gull, from Proto-Germanic *gulþą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-.

• IPA^(key): /ɡɵld/

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• Rhymes: -ɵld

guld n

1. gold (metal)

   Guld och klor förenas direkt till guldklorid, AuCl₃

   Gold and chlorine immediately form auric chloride, AuCl₃

   Guldet når nya rekordnivåer för tredje dagen i rad

   (The price of) gold reaches new record levels for the third day in a row

   • 1994, “När vi gräver guld i USA [When we dig for gold in the USA]”‎^[1]performed by GES:

     Världen tittar på, ändå från New Delhi till Moskva, när vi gräver guld i USA.

     The world looks on, all the way from New Delhi to Moscow, when we dig for gold in the USA.

2. gold as a symbol of money, wealth, fortune or luck, often together with silver; see also the archaic-poetic gull

   Allt är inte guld som glimmar

   All that glitters is not gold

   Morgonstund har guld i mund

   Morning hour has gold in its mouth (The early bird catches the worm)

   Tala är silver, tiga är guld

   Speech is silver, silence is golden

3. short form of guldmedalj; a gold medal or trophy, a victory in a competition

   De enda svenska gulden svarade kanotisterna för

   The only Swedish gold medals were those won by the canoeists

• guld in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• guld in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• guld in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Svensk MeSH