Aaldとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From 中期英語 ald, and from 古期英語 eald. Preserved in Northern English and Geordie dialects as aald, reflecting older vowel pronunciation and regional phonology.

発音

• (英国発音, Geordie, Northern England) IPA: /ɑːld/
• (Northern England) IPA: /æːld/

形容詞

aald (comparative more aald, superlative most aald)

1. (Geordie, Northern England) old.

   Synonyms: old, ancient, elderly

   • 2005, Bill Griffiths, A Dictionary of North East Dialect, →ISBN, page 4:

     Aald, 'old' – “an aald man” = an elderly man.

   • 1905, Joseph Wright, The English Dialect Dictionary, volume 1, page 46:

     Aald, old. In common use in the Northumbrian and Geordie dialects.

上位語

反意語

• new
• young

参考

• auld (Scots)

参照

• Scott Dobson, Dick Irwin, “aald”, in Newcastle 1970s: Durham & Tyneside Dialect Group‎, archived from the original on 5 September 2024.
• Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977[2]