Etymology

aald

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Today it means: old. Full definition →

Middle English ald ← Old English eald
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromeald
  2. Middle English · inherited fromald
  3. English todayaald

From Middle English ald, and from Old English eald. Preserved in Northern English and Geordie dialects as aald, reflecting older vowel pronunciation and regional phonology.

Words from the same roots

Old Englisheald all →

OldhamauldOldfieldAldgateOultonAllportAldeburghAldboroughAldbroughAldburyAldcliffeAll CanningsOldknow

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