yauld

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Vigorous; strong; healthy. Scotland
  2. Active; sprightly; alert. Scotland
  3. Supple; active; athletic; nimble. Scotland

词形变化

yaulder comparative more yauld comparative yauldest superlative most yauld superlative yald alternative

词源

From Middle English yeld, from Old English ġilde (“valuable, of worth”), from Proto-Germanic *gildiz (“valuable, valid, wholesome, precious”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (“to pay for, repay”). Cognate with Scots yauld (“active, strong, mighty”), Old Norse gildr (“of full worth, size, measure, or quality; full; complete; absolute; great”) (whence Icelandic gildur (“valid, thick, prominent, important”), Swedish gild (“stout, of full size”), Danish gild (“brawny, of full size, fine”). Related to yield.
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