different between yauld vs auld

English

Alternative forms

• yald

Etymology

From Middle English yeld, from Old English ?ilde (“valuable, of worth”), from Proto-Germanic *gildiz (“valuable, valid, wholesome, precious”), from Proto-Indo-European *g?eld?- (“to pay for, repay”). Cognate with Scots yauld (“active, strong, mighty”), Old Norse gildr (“of full worth, size, measure, or quality; full; complete; absolute; great”) (whence Icelandic gildur (“valid, thick, prominent, important”), Swedish gild (“stout, of full size”), Danish gild (“brawny, of full size, fine”). Related to yield.

Adjective

yauld (comparative yaulder or more yauld, superlative yauldest or most yauld)

1. (now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) Vigorous; strong; healthy.
2. (now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) Active; sprightly; alert.
3. (now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) Supple; active; athletic; nimble.

Anagrams

• Dulay, Dyula

English

Alternative forms

• ould

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o?ld/, IPA^(key): /??ld/, (Liverpool) IPA^(key): /a??l/

Adjective

auld (comparative aulder, superlative auldest)

1. (archaic, Northern England, Liverpudlian, Scotland, Ireland) old

Synonyms

• aged, eldern, hoary; see also Thesaurus:old

Anagrams

• Daul, Dula, dual, laud, udal

Scots

Etymology

From Old English eald, ald, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz, from Proto-Indo-European *altós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ld/ (Central Scots and some Southern Scots dialects; [d] omitted in some dialects)
• IPA^(key): /ald/ (Doric and most Southern Scots dialects; [d] omitted in Doric)

The second pronunciation occurs in Scots dialects with the cat–caught merger (where both are pronounced /kat/; not to be confused with the cot–caught merger), but the first occurs in those who have it.

Adjective

auld (comparative aulder, superlative auldest)

1. old

Derived terms

• Auld Clootie
• Auld Enemy
• Auld Reekie
• auld lang syne

References

• “auld”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.