"auld" meaning in Scots

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Adjective

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, {{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): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, 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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        "3": "*h₂el- (grow)"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "enm-nor",
        "3": "auld"
      },
      "expansion": "Northern Middle English auld",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "ang-nor",
        "3": "ald"
      },
      "expansion": "Northumbrian Old English ald",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "eald",
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      },
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      "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"
      },
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      "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"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "11": "",
        "12": "auldest",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
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        "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": [
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
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          "parents": [
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      ],
      "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"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "old"
      ],
      "id": "en-auld-sco-adj-y6BrVzb6",
      "links": [
        [
          "old",
          "old"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ald"
        },
        {
          "word": "aald"
        },
        {
          "word": "aal"
        },
        {
          "word": "aul'"
        },
        {
          "word": "aul"
        },
        {
          "word": "ould"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɔl(d)/",
      "tags": [
        "Central-Scots",
        "Southern-Scots"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/al(d)/",
      "note": "Doric Scots, Southern Scots, cat-caught merger"
    }
  ],
  "word": "auld"
}
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  "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"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "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": "sco",
        "2": "ang-nor",
        "3": "ald"
      },
      "expansion": "Northumbrian Old English ald",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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        "1": "sco",
        "2": "ang",
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        "t": "old, mature, venerable; antique, ancient, primeval"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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        "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"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "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": [
    {
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        "Pages with entries",
        "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"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "old"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "old",
          "old"
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    }
  ],
  "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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