"goldless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Middle English goldlees, goldles, equivalent to gold + -less. Compare Dutch goudloos (“goldless”), German goldlos (“goldless”), Swedish guldlös (“goldless”), Icelandic gulllaus (“goldless”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|goldlees}} Middle English goldlees, {{m|enm|goldles}} goldles, {{suffix|en|gold|less}} gold + -less, {{cog|nl|goudloos|t=goldless}} Dutch goudloos (“goldless”), {{cog|de|goldlos|t=goldless}} German goldlos (“goldless”), {{cog|sv|guldlös|t=goldless}} Swedish guldlös (“goldless”), {{cog|is|gulllaus|t=goldless}} Icelandic gulllaus (“goldless”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} goldless (not comparable)
  1. Lacking gold Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Gold
    Sense id: en-goldless-en-adj-UhMek7Vr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less

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