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gilder

/ˈɡɪldə/GIL-dur
/ˈɡɪldɚ/GIL-dur

Meaningone that makes golden

Common meaning: one who gilds

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishgylden‘golden’sourceB&T
  2. Old Englishgyldan‘to gild’sourceB&T
  3. Middle Englishgildensource
  4. Englishgild‘coat with gold’
  5. Englishformed in English from gildgilder‘one who gilds’ · today

Sources & notes

Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: one that makes golden. It can be inferred from any of: gild.

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from gild + -er (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).

Source words

  • gylden Old English · source word “golden”

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