"yauld" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: yaulder [comparative], more yauld [comparative], yauldest [superlative], most yauld [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English yeld, from Old English ġilde (“valuable, of worth”), from Proto-Germanic *gildiz (“valuable, valid, wholesome, precious”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (“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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|yeld}} Middle English yeld, {{inh|en|ang|ġilde||valuable, of worth}} Old English ġilde (“valuable, of worth”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*gildiz||valuable, valid, wholesome, precious}} Proto-Germanic *gildiz (“valuable, valid, wholesome, precious”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*gʰeldʰ-||to pay for, repay}} Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (“to pay for, repay”), {{cog|sco|yauld||active, strong, mighty}} Scots yauld (“active, strong, mighty”), {{cog|non|gildr||of full worth, size, measure, or quality; full; complete; absolute; great}} Old Norse gildr (“of full worth, size, measure, or quality; full; complete; absolute; great”), {{cog|is|gildur||valid, thick, prominent, important}} Icelandic gildur (“valid, thick, prominent, important”), {{cog|sv|gild||stout, of full size}} Swedish gild (“stout, of full size”), {{cog|da|gild||brawny, of full size, fine}} Danish gild (“brawny, of full size, fine”) Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} yauld (comparative yaulder or more yauld, superlative yauldest or most yauld)
  1. (Now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) Vigorous; strong; healthy. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-yauld-en-adj-NLX2gZqa Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 35 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 34 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 34 34
  2. (Now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) Active; sprightly; alert. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-yauld-en-adj-li84688P Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 35 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 34 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 34 34
  3. (Now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) Supple; active; athletic; nimble. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-yauld-en-adj-iHJCKGTR Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 35 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 34 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 34 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: yald

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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