yolden

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Etymology

From Middle English yolden (“yielded”), from Old English golden, ġegolden (“yielded”), from Proto-Germanic *guldanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *geldaną (“to yield, pay”). Cognate with Dutch gegolden, German gegolten, Icelandic goldinn.

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