gylden

Danish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡylən/, [ˈɡ̊ylˀən]

Etymology 1

From gulden (“guilder, gulden”).

Noun

gylden c (singular definite gyldenen, plural indefinite gylden)

  1. gulden, guilder (former currency unit in the Netherlands), symbol G or fl.
  2. (historic) gold florin
Inflection
Declension of gylden
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gylden gyldenen gylden gyldenene
gyldenerne
genitive gyldens gyldenens gyldens gyldenenes
gyldenernes

Etymology 2

From Old Norse gullin (“golden”).

Adjective

gylden

  1. golden
Inflection
Inflection of gylden
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular gylden — —2
Neuter singular gyldent — —2
Plural gyldne — —2
Definite attributive1 gyldne — —
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Middle English

Adjective

gylden

  1. Alternative form of gilden

References

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gulþīnaz, from *gulþą (“gold”), equivalent to gold +‎ -en. Cognate with Old Saxon guldīn, Dutch gulden, Old High German guldīn (German gülden), Old Norse gullenn (Swedish gyllen).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡylden/

Adjective

gylden

  1. golden, made of gold

Declension
Declension of gylden — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative gylden gyld(e)nu gylden
Accusative gyldenne gyld(e)ne gylden
Genitive gyld(e)nes gyldenre gyld(e)nes
Dative gyld(e)num gyldenre gyld(e)num
Instrumental gyld(e)ne gyldenre gyld(e)ne
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative gyld(e)ne gyld(e)na, -e gyld(e)nu
Accusative gyld(e)ne gyld(e)na, -e gyld(e)nu
Genitive gyldenra gyldenra gyldenra
Dative gyld(e)num gyld(e)num gyld(e)num
Instrumental gyld(e)num gyld(e)num gyld(e)num
Declension of gylden — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative gyld(e)na gyld(e)ne gyld(e)ne
Accusative gyld(e)nan gyld(e)nan gyld(e)ne
Genitive gyld(e)nan gyld(e)nan gyld(e)nan
Dative gyld(e)nan gyld(e)nan gyld(e)nan
Instrumental gyld(e)nan gyld(e)nan gyld(e)nan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative gyld(e)nan gyld(e)nan gyld(e)nan
Accusative gyld(e)nan gyld(e)nan gyld(e)nan
Genitive gyldenra, gyld(e)nena gyldenra, gyld(e)nena gyldenra, gyld(e)nena
Dative gyld(e)num gyld(e)num gyld(e)num
Instrumental gyld(e)num gyld(e)num gyld(e)num

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