gilder

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡɪldə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɪldɚ/ Homophone: guilder Rhymes: -ɪldə(ɹ) Hyphenation: gild‧er === Etymology 1 === From Middle English gilder (“gilder; goldsmith”) [and other forms], from gilden (“to cover with gilding, gild; to decorate with gold”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“green, yellow”)) + -er, -ere (suffix forming agent nouns, especially the names of persons engaged in professions or trades); analysable as gild +‎ -er. ==== Noun ==== gilder (plural gilders) One who gilds; especially one whose occupation is to overlay things with gold. ===== Alternative forms ===== guilder (obsolete) ===== Derived terms ===== book-edge gilder ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English gilder (“any of various coins (originally gold), especially in use in Flanders, Germany and Holland”) [and other forms], from Middle Dutch gulden, Middle Low German gulden (“guilder”), influenced by Middle English gilden (“made of gold; covered or decorated with gold; of a gold colour; wealthy; glorious; precious; blessed, happy; relating to the middle way or mean”). ==== Noun ==== gilder (plural gilders) (archaic, rare) Alternative spelling of guilder. === References === === Further reading === gilder (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “gilder, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. === Anagrams === Dilger, girdle, girled, glider, gridle, regild, ridgel == Danish == === Noun === gilder c indefinite plural of gilde