Definition of AULD

auld

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

  • a Scottish word
    • "auld lang syne"

Adj

  • Old.

Origin / Etymology

From Scots auld or from Northern Middle English auld, aulde, awld, awlde, ald, alde, from Northumbrian Old English ald, variant of Old English eald (“old, mature, venerable; antique, ancient, primeval”), from Proto-West Germanic *ald, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz (“grown up; old”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós (“grown, nourished, matured”). Compare cognate Latin altus (“nourished, raised, grown; tall”). Doublet of old.

Synonyms

aged, eldern, hoary, old

Scrabble Score: 5

auld is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
auld is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
auld is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

auld is a valid Words With Friends word