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Define:Cauld

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Pronunciation

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  • /kɔld/ (Central Scots and some Southern Scots dialects; [d] omitted in some dialects)
  • /kald/ (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

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Cauld (comparative caulder, superlative cauldest)

  1. Cold.