yauld

a. 活跃的, 敏捷的

词形变化

yaulder 比较级 yaulder yauldest more yauld 比较级 yauldest 最高级 most yauld 最高级

别名

yald

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Vigorous; strong; healthy.

    苏格兰
  2. 2.

    Active; sprightly; alert.

    苏格兰
  3. 3.

    Supple; active; athletic; nimble.

    苏格兰

词源

From Middle English yeld, from Old English ġilde (“valuable, of worth”), from Proto-Germanic *gildiz (“valuable, valid, wholesome, precious”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (“to pay for, repay”). Cognate with Scots yauld (“active, strong, mighty”), Old Norse gildr (“of full worth, size, measure, or quality; full; complete; absolute; great”) (whence Icelandic gildur (“valid, thick, prominent, important”), Swedish gild (“stout, of full size”), Danish gild (“brawny, of full size, fine”). Related to yield.

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