vergolden

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

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

German

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), variant (with readaptation to the noun) of vergulden. Analysable as ver- +‎ Gold +‎ -en. Cognate with Dutch vergulden.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fərˈɡɔldən/, [fɐˈɡɔl.dn̩], [-dən], /fɛr-/, [fɛɐ̯-]
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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.

Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “vergolden” in Duden online
  • “vergolden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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