auld

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɑld/ UK /ɔːld/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like old /ɑ/ vs /oʊ/

Meanings

1

adj
old (chiefly Scots dialect)

They raised a glass to auld friends long since departed.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · old (chiefly scots dialect) old aged ancient elderly

Opposites

young new

Word family

Related forms old elder

Etymology

Scots and northern English variant of old, from Old English ald (Anglian form of eald, 'old'), from Proto-Germanic *aldaz.

ald Old English *aldaz Proto-Germanic *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

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# auld

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ɑld/
**IPA (UK):** /ɔːld/

## Meanings
1. old (chiefly Scots dialect)

## Examples
- They raised a glass to auld friends long since departed.

## Synonyms
- old
- aged
- ancient
- elderly

## Antonyms
- young
- new

## Related Forms
- old
- elder

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ald
- Root: *aldaz
- Root: *h₂el-

## Etymology
Scots and northern English variant of old, from Old English ald (Anglian form of eald, 'old'), from Proto-Germanic *aldaz.

## AI Etymology
Auld is an adjective meaning "old (chiefly Scots dialect)". Historically, it is scots and northern English variant of old, from Old English ald (Anglian form of eald, 'old'), from Proto-Germanic *aldaz. The visible construction is part of the etymology: auld is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The historical chain links Old English ald, Proto-Germanic *aldaz, and Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-. Close English family members include old, and elder.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Register & Style

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