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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ɔ(ː)ld/, /ɔld/ [US], /əʊld/ [UK], /ɔːld/ [UK], /ɑːld/ [cot-caught-merger], /aːʊl/ (note: Liverpool) Forms: aulder [comparative], auldest [superlative]
enPR: ôld (note: Liverpool) Rhymes: -əʊld, -ɔːld Etymology: From Scots auld or from Northern Middle English auld, aulde, awld, awlde, ald, alde, from Northumbrian Old English ald, variant of Old English eald (“old, mature, venerable; antique, ancient, primeval”), from Proto-West Germanic *ald, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz (“grown up; old”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós (“grown, nourished, matured”). Compare cognate Latin altus (“nourished, raised, grown; tall”). Doublet of old. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂el- (grow)}}, {{bor|en|sco|auld}} Scots auld, {{inh|en|enm-nor|auld}} Northern Middle English auld, {{m|enm|aulde}} aulde, {{m|enm|awld}} awld, {{m|enm|awlde}} awlde, {{m|enm|ald}} ald, {{m|enm|alde}} alde, {{der|en|ang-nor|ald}} Northumbrian Old English ald, {{der|en|ang|eald|t=old, mature, venerable; antique, ancient, primeval}} Old English eald (“old, mature, venerable; antique, ancient, primeval”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*ald}} Proto-West Germanic *ald, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*aldaz|t=grown up; old}} Proto-Germanic *aldaz (“grown up; old”), {{inh|en|ine-pro|*h₂el-|*h₂eltós|t=grown, nourished, matured}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós (“grown, nourished, matured”), {{cog|la|altus|t=nourished, raised, grown; tall}} Latin altus (“nourished, raised, grown; tall”), {{doublet|en|old}} Doublet of old Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} auld (comparative aulder, superlative auldest)
  1. (archaic, Northern England, Liverpool, Scotland, Ireland) old Tags: Ireland, Northern-England, Scotland, archaic Synonyms: aged, eldern, hoary, old, aud, aul, oul, oul', ould
    Sense id: en-auld-en-adj-y6BrVzb6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Irish English, Liverpudlian English, Northern England English, Scottish English Related terms: alderman, auld birkie, aulden, auldfarrand, auld-fashioned, auld lang syne, auld-warld, auld wives' tongues, eld, elder, old

Adjective [Scots]

IPA: /ɔl(d)/ [Central-Scots, Southern-Scots], /al(d)/ (note: Doric Scots, Southern Scots, cat–caught merger) Forms: aulder [comparative], auldest [superlative]
Etymology: From Northern Middle English auld, aulde, awld, awlde, ald, alde, from Northumbrian Old English ald, variant of Old English eald (“old, mature, venerable; antique, ancient, primeval”), from Proto-West Germanic *ald, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz (“grown up; old”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós (“grown, nourished, matured”). Compare cognate Latin altus (“nourished, raised, grown; tall”). Etymology templates: {{root|sco|ine-pro|*h₂el- (grow)}}, {{der|sco|enm-nor|auld}} Northern Middle English auld, {{m|enm|aulde}} aulde, {{m|enm|awld}} awld, {{m|enm|awlde}} awlde, {{m|enm|ald}} ald, {{m|enm|alde}} alde, {{inh|sco|ang-nor|ald}} Northumbrian Old English ald, {{der|sco|ang|eald|t=old, mature, venerable; antique, ancient, primeval}} Old English eald (“old, mature, venerable; antique, ancient, primeval”), {{inh|sco|gmw-pro|*ald}} Proto-West Germanic *ald, {{inh|sco|gem-pro|*aldaz|t=grown up; old}} Proto-Germanic *aldaz (“grown up; old”), {{inh|sco|ine-pro|*h₂el-|*h₂eltós|t=grown, nourished, matured}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós (“grown, nourished, matured”), {{cog|la|altus|t=nourished, raised, grown; tall}} Latin altus (“nourished, raised, grown; tall”) Head templates: {{head|sco|adjective|comparative|aulder||auldest|||superlative|auldest||auldest||}} auld (comparative aulder, superlative auldest), {{sco-adj|aulder|auldest}} auld (comparative aulder, superlative auldest)
  1. old Synonyms: ald, aald, aal, aul', aul, ould
    Sense id: en-auld-sco-adj-y6BrVzb6 Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Derived forms: Auld Clootie, Auld Enemy, auld lang syne, auld manny, Auld Reekie, auld-farrant, auld-fashioned, auld-warld, aulden, auldness, auldrife

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        "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "English terms derived from Scots",
        "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂el- (grow)",
        "English terms inherited from Northern Middle English",
        "English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "English terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
        "English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "English terms with archaic senses",
        "Irish English",
        "Liverpudlian English",
        "Northern England English",
        "Rhymes:English/ɔːld",
        "Rhymes:English/ɔːld/1 syllable",
        "Rhymes:English/əʊld",
        "Rhymes:English/əʊld/1 syllable",
        "Scottish English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "old"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "old",
          "old"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "Liverpool",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic, Northern England, Liverpool, Scotland, Ireland) old"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Ireland",
        "Northern-England",
        "Scotland",
        "archaic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɔ(ː)ld/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɔld/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/əʊld/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɔːld/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɑːld/",
      "tags": [
        "cot-caught-merger"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aːʊl/",
      "note": "Liverpool"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-əʊld"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔːld"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "ôld",
      "note": "Liverpool"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "aged"
    },
    {
      "word": "eldern"
    },
    {
      "word": "hoary"
    },
    {
      "word": "old"
    },
    {
      "word": "aud"
    },
    {
      "word": "aul"
    },
    {
      "word": "oul"
    },
    {
      "word": "oul'"
    },
    {
      "word": "ould"
    }
  ],
  "word": "auld"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Auld Clootie"
    },
    {
      "word": "Auld Enemy"
    },
    {
      "word": "auld lang syne"
    },
    {
      "word": "auld manny"
    },
    {
      "word": "Auld Reekie"
    },
    {
      "word": "auld-farrant"
    },
    {
      "word": "auld-fashioned"
    },
    {
      "word": "auld-warld"
    },
    {
      "word": "aulden"
    },
    {
      "word": "auldness"
    },
    {
      "word": "auldrife"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₂el- (grow)"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "enm-nor",
        "3": "auld"
      },
      "expansion": "Northern Middle English auld",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "aulde"
      },
      "expansion": "aulde",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "awld"
      },
      "expansion": "awld",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "awlde"
      },
      "expansion": "awlde",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ald"
      },
      "expansion": "ald",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "alde"
      },
      "expansion": "alde",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "ang-nor",
        "3": "ald"
      },
      "expansion": "Northumbrian Old English ald",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "eald",
        "t": "old, mature, venerable; antique, ancient, primeval"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English eald (“old, mature, venerable; antique, ancient, primeval”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*ald"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *ald",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*aldaz",
        "t": "grown up; old"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *aldaz (“grown up; old”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₂el-",
        "4": "*h₂eltós",
        "t": "grown, nourished, matured"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós (“grown, nourished, matured”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "altus",
        "t": "nourished, raised, grown; tall"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin altus (“nourished, raised, grown; tall”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Northern Middle English auld, aulde, awld, awlde, ald, alde, from Northumbrian Old English ald, variant of Old English eald (“old, mature, venerable; antique, ancient, primeval”), from Proto-West Germanic *ald, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz (“grown up; old”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós (“grown, nourished, matured”). Compare cognate Latin altus (“nourished, raised, grown; tall”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "aulder",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "auldest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "10": "auldest",
        "11": "",
        "12": "auldest",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "comparative",
        "4": "aulder",
        "5": "",
        "6": "auldest",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "superlative"
      },
      "expansion": "auld (comparative aulder, superlative auldest)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aulder",
        "2": "auldest"
      },
      "expansion": "auld (comparative aulder, superlative auldest)",
      "name": "sco-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Scots",
  "lang_code": "sco",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Scots adjectives",
        "Scots entries with incorrect language header",
        "Scots lemmas",
        "Scots terms derived from Northern Middle English",
        "Scots terms derived from Northumbrian Old English",
        "Scots terms derived from Old English",
        "Scots terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Scots terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Scots terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Scots terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂el- (grow)",
        "Scots terms inherited from Northumbrian Old English",
        "Scots terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Scots terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Scots terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Scots terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "old"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "old",
          "old"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɔl(d)/",
      "tags": [
        "Central-Scots",
        "Southern-Scots"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/al(d)/",
      "note": "Doric Scots, Southern Scots, cat–caught merger"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "ald"
    },
    {
      "word": "aald"
    },
    {
      "word": "aal"
    },
    {
      "word": "aul'"
    },
    {
      "word": "aul"
    },
    {
      "word": "ould"
    }
  ],
  "word": "auld"
}

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