𐌲𐌿𐌻𐌸

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gulþą (“gold”). Cognate with Old English gold, Old Frisian gold, Old Saxon gold, Old Dutch golt, Old High German gold, Old Norse gull. See also Finnish kulta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡulθ/

Noun

𐌲𐌿𐌻𐌸 • (gulþ) n

1. gold
   • 6th century, Ulfilas, Codex Ambrosianus, Timothy I 2:9:

     […] 𐌽𐌹 𐌹̈𐌽 𐍆𐌻𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍉𐌼 𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌿 𐌲𐌿𐌻𐌸𐌰 𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌿 𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌺𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌿𐌼 𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌿 𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌾𐍉𐌼 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌼,

     […] ni ïn flahtōm aiþþau gulþa aiþþau marikreitum aiþþau wastjōm galaubaim,

     […] not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;

Declension

Neuter a-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐌲𐌿𐌻𐌸 gulþ	—
Vocative	𐌲𐌿𐌻𐌸 gulþ	—
Accusative	𐌲𐌿𐌻𐌸 gulþ	—
Genitive	𐌲𐌿𐌻𐌸𐌹𐍃 gulþis	—
Dative	𐌲𐌿𐌻𐌸𐌰 gulþa	—

Derived terms

• 𐍆𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌿𐌻𐌸 (figgragulþ, “finger-ring”)

Related terms

• 𐌲𐌿𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (gulþeins, “golden”)

References

• Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986) A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the 3rd ed. of Feist’s dictionary, Leiden: E. J. Brill.