Meanings
present singular third person ayields · participle present ayielding · past ayielded · past ayold · participle past ayielded · participle past ayold · participle past ayolden
- obsoletetransitiveTo yield up.
Origin
- Old Englishāġieldan“to pay, repay, render, compensate, yield, restore, reward, requite, offer oneself, offer up (as a sacrifice), perform (an office), permit, allow, pay back, punish”
- Middle Englishaȝelden
- Englishayield
From Middle English aȝelden, from Old English āġieldan (“to pay, repay, render, compensate, yield, restore, reward, requite, offer oneself, offer up (as a sacrifice), perform (an office), permit, allow, pay back, punish”), equivalent to a- + yield.
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ayield. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ayield
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