auld
adj.adj. old or ancient. You might hear this word in Scottish songs or stories to describe something from a long time ago.
adj. old, ancient, or belonging to the past. Primarily used in Scottish English and historical contexts.
The auld stone walls of the castle are very thick.
The villagers gathered to hear the auld tales of the land passed down through generations.
The auld traditions of the region remain deeply embedded in the local festivals, providing a vital link to the community's shared heritage.
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.