Old.
Auld
AWLD
ɔːld
Adjective
Etymology & History
From Middle English "ald," itself from Old English "eald." The Scottish pronunciation preserves the older vowel sound. Used throughout Scotland since medieval times, famously featured in "Auld Lang Syne" (1788) by Robert Burns.
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Scotland
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Era
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