silvern

adj
/ˈsɪlvɚn/US/ˈsɪlvən/UK

Etymology

From Middle English sylveren, selverne, from Old English seolfren, from Proto-Germanic *silubrīnaz (“made of silver”); equivalent to silver + -(e)n. Cognate with Dutch zilveren (“silvern”), German silbern (“silvern”).

  1. inherited from *silubrīnaz — “made of silver
  2. inherited from seolfren
  3. inherited from sylveren

Definitions

  1. Made of silver

    Made of silver; resembling or characteristic of silver; silvery.

    • I know a pool, where shadows fall From fir-trees, melancholy tall, That dream and quiver round the rim, And in the molten centre swim, Where taper tops do all unite Bemirrored in its silvern light.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA