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gull.

gold

4 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡɵlː/
  1. gold

    archaic · neuter · poetic
  2. baby, darling, someone dear and cute (gullig), someone to cuddle (gulla med)

    colloquial · neuter
Where this word comes from

From gull, gul, gol, from Old Norse gull (compare Runic Old East Norse: ᚴᚢᛚ (kul /⁠ḡull⁠/), ᛁᚢᛚ (iul /⁠jull⁠/)), from Proto-Germanic *gulþą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“green, yellow”). Compare alternative form Old Swedish gold, guldh, gwldh, Old Norse *gulð. Cognate to Swedish gul (“yellow”).

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