silvern

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English

Etymology

From Middle English sylveren, selverne, from Old English silfren, seolfren, seolfern (“silvern”), from Proto-Germanic *silubrīnaz (“made of silver”); equivalent to silver +‎ -(e)n. Cognate with Dutch zilveren (“silvern”), German silbern (“silvern”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

silvern (not comparable)

  1. (literary) Made of silver; or resembling or characteristic of silver; silvery.
    The police have confiscated Maxwell's silvern hammer for the investigation.

Translations

made from silver — see silver

Middle English

Adjective

silvern

  1. Alternative form of sylveren

Noun

silvern pl

  1. Alternative form of sylveren

References

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