gould
n. uncountablen. an old way of spelling the word 'gold'. It refers to the shiny, yellow metal that people use for jewelry and money.
n. an archaic orthographic variant of 'gold'. Refers to the precious yellow metallic element used in coinage and ornamentation.
The ancient chest was filled with gould coins.
In the original 16th-century manuscript, the author describes the king's crown as being made of pure gould.
Scholars of Early Modern English often encounter 'gould' in texts where spelling had not yet been standardised, reflecting the phonetic variations of the period.
Archaic spelling; restricted to historical texts or deliberate stylistic imitation of older English.
He bought a gould ring.He bought a gold ring.The spelling 'gould' is archaic and no longer used in modern English; use 'gold' instead.