silvern
Etymology

From Middle English sylveren, selverne, from Old English seolfren, from Proto-Germanic *silubrīnaz; equivalent to silver + -en.

Pronunciation
  • (America) IPA: /ˈsɪlvɚn/
  • (RP) IPA: /ˈsɪlvən/
Adjective

silvern (not comparable)

  1. (literary) Made of silver; or resembling or characteristic of silver; silvery.
    • 1885, Robert Bird, Law Lyrics, page 31:
      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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