aald

== English == === Alternative forms === aad (Geordie) auld (Northern English, dialectal) aul (dialectal) owd (Northern English, dialectal) === 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. === 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. Synonyms: old, ancient, elderly ==== Antonyms ==== new young ==== Hypernyms ==== ==== See also ==== auld (Scots) === References === 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. Synonyms: owld, auntient, ald (figurative) Former; long-standing. Synonym: ald ==== Antonyms ==== new young ==== Hypernyms ==== === References === “aald”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.