auld
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of auld
Old English āld
Vocabulary lists containing auld
Example Sentences
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Ultimately Scotland were ambushed by the sort of steely rearguard action they used to unleash on their auld rivals, as England claimed the Calcutta Cup for the first time in five years.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2025
In English, auld lang syne roughly means “times long past.”
From National Geographic ● Dec. 27, 2023
Happy New Year to us all, and to all our auld acquaintances.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 30, 2022
Should auld acquaintance be forgot... but now it all comes rushing back.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 30, 2022
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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