gyllene

Swedish

Alternative forms

  • gyllne

Etymology

From the weak form of Old Norse *gullinn, from Proto-Germanic *gulþīnaz.

Adjective

gyllene (comparative mer gyllene, superlative mest gyllene)

  1. golden, gold (made of gold (or covered in gold leaf or gold paint or the like))
    en gyllene ring
    a golden ring
  2. golden (having a color reminiscent of gold)
    gyllene hår
    golden hair
  3. golden (marked by prosperity, creativity, or the like)
    en gyllene tid
    a golden time
  4. golden (opportune or the like)
    ett gyllene tillfälle
    a golden opportunity

Declension

No inflected forms.

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References

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