Define:Cauld
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Scots
[eedit soorce]Pronunciation
[eedit soorce]- /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
[eedit soorce]Cauld (comparative caulder, superlative cauldest)
- Cold.