Cauld
/koːld/noun
A Scots and Northern English word meaning cold.
Did you know?Cauld is a real Scots descendant of Old English *cald*, and its long life shows how regional words can preserve older English sounds long after standard English changed.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gel-
“to be cold, to freeze”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*kaldaz
“cold”
Old English
OE
cald
“cold”
Middle English
ME
cald / cauld
“cold; chilly”
Modern Scots
Scots
cauld
“cold”