yolden

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A form of yield — To give as a result or outcome; to produce or render.

OriginMiddle English yolden ← Old English golden ← Proto-Germanic *guldanaz →
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Meanings

verb
  1. obsoleteparticiplepastpast participle of yield

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*geldaną“to yield, pay”
  2. Proto-Germanic*guldanaz
  3. Old Englishgolden
  4. Middle Englishyolden“yielded”
  5. Englishyolden

From Middle English yolden (“yielded”), from Old English golden, ġegolden (“yielded”), from Proto-Germanic *guldanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *geldaną (“to yield, pay”). Cognate with Dutch gegolden, German gegolten, Icelandic goldinn.

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APA

yolden. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yolden

MLA

“yolden.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yolden. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yolden,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yolden.

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