vergolden

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

vergolden

  1. inflection of vergelden:
    1. plural past indicative
    2. (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive

Participle

vergolden

  1. past participle of vergelden

Declension

Declension of vergolden
uninflected vergolden
inflected vergolden
positive
predicative/adverbial vergolden
indefinite m./f. sing. vergolden
n. sing. vergolden
plural vergolden
definite vergolden
partitive vergoldens

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vergolden, variant (with readaptation to the noun) of vergulden. Analysable as ver- +‎ Gold +‎ -en. Cognate with Dutch vergulden.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fərˈɡɔldən/, , , /fɛr-/,
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Verb

vergolden (weak, third-person singular present vergoldet, past tense vergoldete, past participle vergoldet, auxiliary haben)

  1. to gild, gold-plate
    Das Geschirr besteht aus Silber und ist am Rand vergoldet.
    The dishes are of silver and their edges have been gold-plated.
  2. (figurative, otherwise rare) to turn into gold
    Die Silbermedaille hat er schon sicher. Nun will er sie vergolden.
    He's already certain to win a silver medal. Now he wants to turn it into gold.
  3. (figurative, poetic) to give something a gold-like shine or quality; to make beautiful, precious
    Dein Lächeln vergoldet mir die grausten Regentage.
    Your smile gilds the greyest rainy days for me.

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Further reading

  • vergolden” in Duden online
  • vergolden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache