gold

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Chemical element
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A gold nugget.

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From Middle English, from Old English gold (“gold”), from Proto-Germanic *gulþan (“gold”). Compare Dutch goud, German Gold, Swedish guld), from Pre-Germanic *ǵʰl̥-tó-m, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰel- (“gold”) (compare Latvian zelts, Russian золото (zóloto), Persian زر (zar), Sanskrit ... (hīraṇyam). More at yellow.

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gold (countable and uncountable; plural golds)

  1. (uncountable) A heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79 and symbol Au.
  2. (countable) A coin made of this material, or supposedly so.
  3. (countable) A bright yellow colour, resembling the metal gold.
    gold colour:    
  4. (countable) The bullseye of an archery target.
  5. (countable) A gold medal.
    France has won three golds and five silvers.
  6. (figuratively) Anything or anyone considered to be very valuable.

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element
coin
colour
bullseye
gold medal
anything or anyone considered to be very valuable
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gold (not generally comparable; )

  1. Made of gold.
  2. Having the colour of gold.
  3. (of commercial services) Premium, superior.

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  • (having the colour of gold): golden

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gold (third-person singular simple present golds, present participle golding, simple past and past participle golded)

  1. To pyrolyze or burn food until the color begins to change to a light brown, but not as dark as browning

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made of gold
having the colour of gold
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For etymology and more information refer to: http://elements.vanderkrogt.net/element.php?sym=Au (A lot of the translations were taken from that site with permission from the author)

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  • IPA: /ɡɔl/, [ɡ̊ʌlˀ]

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gold (neuter goldt, definite and plural golde, comparative goldere, superlative goldest)

  1. barren, desolate
  2. sterile (unable to reproduce)
  3. dry, (of a cow) not producing milk
    En gold ko.
    A dry cow.

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gold

  1. singular past indicative of gelden.

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Old English

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gold (plural golds)

  1. gold (metal)

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From Proto-Germanic *gulþan, from Proto-Indo-European *ghltom. Cognate with Old Frisian gold, Old Saxon gold, Old High German gold (Dutch goud, German Gold), Old Norse goll, gull (Swedish guld), Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌻𐌸. The Indo-European root is also the source of Proto-Slavic *zolto (Old Church Slavonic злато, Russian золото), Proto-Baltic *želt- (Lithuanian žel̃tas, Latvian želts).

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gold n.

  1. gold, riches, treasure
    Abram wæs swiðe welig on golde. Abram was very rich in gold. (Genesis)

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    Declension of gold (strong a-stem)
Singular Plural
nominative gold gold
accusative gold gold
genitive goldes golda
dative golde goldum

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