adj
auld
ohld
adj
1
Old (a Scots and Northern English word).
""Should auld acquaintance be forgot" is the opening line of Auld Lang Syne."
How to Use Auld
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe Scots word for "old," best known from the song Auld Lang Syne.
When to use it
Used in Scots and Northern English dialect rather than standard English.
Word Forms
aulder comparative, Aulds plural, auldest superlative
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Etymology
From Scots and Northern Middle English forms of Old English eald, "old." A doublet of the standard English word old.