Etymology

yold

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Middle English yold ← Old English ġeald
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yold · verb1

  1. Old English · inherited fromġeald“yielded”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromyold“yielded”
  3. English todayyold

From Middle English yold (“yielded”), from Old English ġeald (“yielded”), 1st and 3rd person preterite of ġieldan (“to yield, pay”).

yold · verb2

  1. Old English · inherited fromġegolden“yielded”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromyolde
  3. English todayyold

From Middle English yolde, yolden (“yielded”), from Old English ġegolden (“yielded”), past participle of ġieldan (“to yield, pay”).

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