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gylden

  • adjective
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Grammar
gylden, gilden; adj.
Wright's OE grammar
§43; §47; §112; §160; §218; §315; §431; §530; §625;
Golden; aureus
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  • Gylden wed vel feoh

    arra,

    • Ælfc. Gl. 14
      • ;
    • Som. 58, 11
      • ;
    • Wrt. Voc. 21, 6
      • .

  • Gylden læfr

    bractea,

    • 58
      • ;
    • Som. 67, 111
      • ;
    • Wrt. Voc. 38, 34
      • .

  • Gylden fel

    bractea,

    • Cot. 27, Lye
      • .

  • Gyldena vel gegylde fatu

    crisendeta,

    • Ælfc. Gl. 67
      • ;
    • Som. 69, 97
      • ;
    • Wrt. Voc. 41, 48
      • .

  • Ðá stód ðǽr gyldenu onlícnes

    then stood there a golden image,

    • Shrn. 88, 22
      • .

  • Ðǽr is geat gylden

    there is a golden gate,

    • Cd. 227
      • ;
    • Th. 305; 19
      • ;
    • Sat. 649
      • .

  • On sumum gyldenum wecge

    to a golden wedge,

    • Homl. Th. i. 60, 29
      • .

  • Under gyldenum beáge

    under a golden crown,

    • Beo. Th. 2330
      • ;
    • B. 1163
      • .

  • To ðam gyldnan gylde

    to the idol of gold,

    • Cd. 182
      • ;
    • Th. 228, 18
      • ;
    • Dan. 204
      • .

  • Hring gyldenne

    a golden ring,

    • Beo. Th. 5611
      • ;
    • B. 2809
      • .
Etymology
[
Laym. gulden
;
Orm. gilden
;
O. Sax. guldin
;
O. Frs. gulden, golden, gelden
;
Icel. gullinn
;
O. H. Ger. guldin
;
Ger. gülden, golden
.]
Derived forms
eal-gylden
Linked entries
v.  ge-gyld gelden gilden.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “gylden.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/17717.

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  • gylden, adj.

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