yauld

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adjective

Vigorous; strong; healthy.

OriginMiddle English yeld ← Old English ġilde ← Proto-Germanic *gildiz →
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Meanings

adjectiveyauld (comparative yaulder or more yauld, superlative yauldest or most yauld)

comparative yaulder · comparative more yauld · superlative yauldest · superlative most yauld · alternative yald

  1. ScotlandNow chiefly dialectalVigorous; strong; healthy.
  2. ScotlandNow chiefly dialectalActive; sprightly; alert.
  3. ScotlandNow chiefly dialectalSupple; active; athletic; nimble.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʰeldʰ-“to pay for, repay”
  2. Proto-Germanic*gildiz“valuable, valid, wholesome, precious”
  3. Old Englishġilde“valuable, of worth”
  4. Middle Englishyeld
  5. Englishyauld

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.

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APA

yauld. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yauld

MLA

“yauld.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yauld. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yauld,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yauld.

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