auld
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of auld
Old English āld
Vocabulary lists containing auld
Example Sentences
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In English, auld lang syne roughly means “times long past.”
From National Geographic • Dec. 27, 2023
In Japan, one auld acquaintance not to be forgotten is Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2021
Another failure to qualify for Argentina ’78 was made even harder because, for the second World Cup running, Scotland qualified and took great pleasure to remind the auld enemy of that.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 9, 2021
As you might guess, each box brought to mind old acquaintances — friends, colleagues and reviewers — who, like the days of auld lang syne themselves, can never be forgot.
From Washington Post • Dec. 29, 2020
When the fiddle had stopped singing Laura called out softly, “What are days of auld lang syne, Pa?”
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
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