yald


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yald

(jɔːld; jɑːld) or

yauld

adj
dialect Scot vigorous, lively, active
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yald ain tant amora koi psam psitay ald imitricikts dor ald tioforian korim tic.
Ssir, lat it neuer in toune be tald That I suld be ane Yowllis yald! (Mackenzie 1932: 47) That is, 'Suppose I were a worn-out old cart-horse, thrust forth over gorge to crop the clover, and had the strengths of all Strenever, I would be stabled and stalled at Christmas.
(Calling out) Yald ain tant amora koi psam psitay ald imitrikts dor ald tioforian korim tic.