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Yauld vs Yaud - What's the difference?

yauld | yaud |

As an adjective yauld

is vigorous; strong; healthy.

As a noun yaud is

(scotland|northern england) a workhorse; an old or worn-out mare.

yauld

English

Alternative forms

* (l)

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Vigorous; strong; healthy.
  • Active; sprightly; alert.
  • Supple; active; athletic; nimble.

    • yaud

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Scotland, Northern England) A workhorse; an old or worn-out mare.
  • * 1814', '', ' 1821 , Volume 2, page 98,
    • "Nay by my faith, if you be so heavy, I will content me with the best of you, and that's the haunch and the nombles, and e'en heave up the rest on the old oak-tree yonder, and come for it with one of the yauds ."
  • * , Seeking the Houdy'', 2006 , ''The Collected Works of James Hogg: Contributions to Annuals and Gift-books , page 60,
    • "Get on, my fine yaud , get on! There is nothing uncanny there."
    Robin coaxed thus, as well to keep up his own spirits, as to encourage his mare; for the truth is, that his hair began to stand on end with affright.
  • * 1846 , Moses Aaron Richardson, The Local Historian's Table Book, of Remarkable Occurrences , page 106,
    • he threw it overboard, subjecting it to a spell, that it never should be removed save by the co-operation of "Two twin yauds'' , two twin oxen, two twin lads, and a chain forged by a ''smith of kind ."

    Synonyms

    * (old horse) jade

    References