gëllen

== Luxembourgish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡelen/, [ˈɡələn] Rhymes: -ələn === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German and Old High German guldīn, from Proto-West Germanic *gulþīn. Cognate with German golden, gülden, Dutch gouden, English golden, Icelandic gullinn. ==== Adjective ==== gëllen (masculine gëllenen, neuter gëllent, comparative méi gëllen, superlative am gëllensten) golden ===== Declension ===== ===== Related terms ===== Gold vergëllen === Etymology 2 === From Old High German geldan, northern variant of geltan, from Proto-Germanic *geldaną. The vocalism is generalized from the 2nd and 3rd person singular present. Cognate with German gelten, Dutch gelden, Low German gellen, Icelandic gjalda, English yield. ==== Verb ==== gëllen (third-person singular present gëllt, past participle gegollt, auxiliary verb hunn) to be valid; to count; to be in effect ===== Usage notes ===== There is an alternative (but rarer) past participle gegëllt. ===== Conjugation =====