Define:Auld
English[eedit soorce]
Alternative forms[eedit soorce]
Pronunciation[eedit soorce]
- /oːld/
Adjective[eedit soorce]
Auld (comparative maist Auld, superlative maist Auld)
- (archaic, Template:Context 2) auld
Anagrams[eedit soorce]
Scots[eedit soorce]
Pronunciation[eedit soorce]
- /ɔld/ (Central Scots and some Southern Scots dialects; [d] omitted in some dialects)
- /ald/ (Doric and most Southern Scots dialects; [d] omitted in Doric)
The second pronunciation occurs in Scots dialects with the cat-caught merger (where both are pronounced /kat/; not to be confused with the cot-caught merger), but the first occurs in those who have it.
Adjective[eedit soorce]
Auld (comparative aulder, superlative auldest)