auld

«auld» in Mova's school dictionary: Old — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (auld — Scottish)

meaning for a pupil

1) (Scottish, dialect) Old. tree →

2) In «Auld Lang Syne»: a Scottish song by Robert Burns, meaning «old long since», days long ago. tree →

sense in the lessons

A Scots word heard in songs, poems and in Scotland and Northern Ireland. «Auld Lang Syne» is sung at New Year (Hogmanay) all over the English-speaking world, holding hands in a circle. «Auld Reekie» («Old Smoky») is a nickname for Edinburgh.

examples

• We sang «Auld Lang Syne» at midnight. tree →
• «My auld granny lives in Aberdeen,» said Hamish. tree →
• Robert Burns wrote in Scots words like «auld». tree →
• The auld castle stood on the hill. tree →
• Edinburgh is called Auld Reekie. tree →
• Should auld acquaintance be forgot? tree →
• And he gaed into the castle for shelter, and there he saw an auld wife sitting beside the kitchen fire. tree →

note

Scottish form of «old»; not used in standard English writing except in songs and Scots speech. Say «awld».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «auld» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.