An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Gilbe

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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2551331An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G — GilbeJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Gilbe, feminine, ‘yellow colour or substance,’ from the equivalent Middle High German gilwe, Old High German giliwî (gëlawî), feminine; an abstract of gelb (Gothic *gilwei, akin to *gilwa-). — To this gilben, ‘to colour yellow,’ is allied.