Auld
/oːld/noun
An archaic or dialectal form of old.
Did you know?Auld is the Scots continuation of the same ancient Germanic word behind English old, and it survives in phrases like “Auld Lang Syne,” where the past is literally being invoked by name.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*al-
“To grow, nourish; to increase in age”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*aldaz
“Old; grown up; mature”
Old English
OE
eald
“Old; aged”
Old Scots
Scots
auld
“Old; aged; ancient”
Modern English
English
auld
“Archaic or dialectal form of old”