guld

See also: Guld and gułd

Danish

From Old Norse gull, from Proto-Germanic *gulþą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“to shine”). Cognate to gul (“yellow”).

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

Declension of guld

guld n

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
- 1994, “När vi gräver guld i USA [When we dig for gold in the USA]”, performed by GES:
  Världen tittar på, ändå från New Delhi till Moskva. När vi gräver guld i USA.
  The world looks on, all the way from New Delhi to Moscow. When we dig for gold in the USA.
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
Morning hour has gold in its mouth (The early bird catches the worm)

Tala är silver, tiga är guld
Speech is silver, silence is golden
short form of guldmedalj; a gold medal or trophy, a victory in a competition
De enda svenska gulden svarade kanotisterna för
The only Swedish gold medals were those won by the canoeists