aald
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English ald, and from Old English eald. Preserved in Northern English and Geordie dialects as aald, reflecting older vowel pronunciation and regional phonology.[1][2][3]
Pronunciation
- (UK, Geordie, Northern England) IPA(key): /ɑːld/
- (Northern England) IPA(key): /æːld/
Adjective
aald (comparative more aald, superlative most aald)
- (Geordie, Northern England) old.
- 2005, Bill Griffiths, A Dictionary of North East Dialect, →ISBN, page 4:
- Aald, 'old' – “an aald man” = an elderly man.
- 1905, Joseph Wright, The English Dialect Dictionary, volume 1, page 46:
- Aald, old. In common use in the Northumbrian and Geordie dialects.
Antonyms
Hypernyms
See also
- auld (Scots)
References
- ^ Griffiths, Bill (2005), A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Northumbria University Press, →ISBN, page 4
- ^ Wright, Joseph (1905), The English Dialect Dictionary, volume 1, London: Henry Frowde, page 46
- ^ OED Online
- Scott Dobson, Dick Irwin, “aald”, in Newcastle 1970s: Durham & Tyneside Dialect Group[1], archived from the original on 5 September 2024.
- Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977[2]
Scots
Alternative forms
- auld (Alternative spelling)
Etymology
From Middle English ald, and from Old English eald. Cognate with English old, Dutch oud, and German alt.
Pronunciation
- (Scotland) IPA(key): /ɑːld/
Adjective
aald (comparative mair aald, superlative maist aald)
- (standard) Old; having existed for a long time; not new.
- 1891, J. J. Haldane Burgess, Rasmie's Büddie, sourced from https://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/clamp_v2_n2, page 33:
- …Fifty times I'm clampit mi aald troosers…
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1952, John J. Hunter, Taen wi da Trow, sourced from https://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/tjoag, page 165:
- Da aald guid wife ahint da fire Wis tjoagin at da wheel.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (figurative) Former; long-standing.
- Synonym: ald
- 1891, J. J. Haldane Burgess, Rasmie's Büddie, sourced from https://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/aessybrod, page 165:
- Sae, whin we're heckled aa da rodd, An every limb sall tire, Aald Death he'll sit wi aessy-brod An rest wir grain o fire.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Antonyms
Hypernyms
References
- “aald”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.