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sold | yold |

As a noun sold

is income of a soldier, conscripts in military or other national service, and certain other professions.

As a verb yold is

(obsolete) or yold can be (obsolete) preterite of (l).

sold

English

Etymology 1

Verb

(head)
  • (sell)
    • Derived terms
    * oversold

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) solde. See soldier, and compare sou.

    Noun

  • (obsolete) solary; military pay
    • (Spenser)
    (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

    * English irregular past participles English irregular simple past forms

    yold

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) yolde, .

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (obsolete)
  • * 1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , III.xi:
    • to yield him loue she doth deny, / Once to me yold , not to be yold againe [...].

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Verb

    (head)
  • (obsolete) preterite of (l).