German Low German

Alternative forms

• Gold

Noun

Guld n (no plural)

1. gold (chemical element, Au)
2. gold (color)

References

• Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, ISBN 978-3-529-03000-0, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)

Danish

Noun

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

1. gold

Declension

References

• “guld” in Den Danske Ordbog

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɵld/

Noun

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.

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

   The morning hour bears 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 svenska gulden svarade kanotisterna för.

   The only Swedish gold medals were those won by the canoeists.

Declension

Related terms

References

• guld in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)