yold
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 8
- Letters
- 4
/ˈjoʊld/
Definition of yold
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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(form-of, obsolete, past)simple past of yield.
“The soring clouds into sad showres ymolt; So to her yold the flames, and did their force revolt”
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verb
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(form-of, obsolete, past)simple past of yield.
“The soring clouds into sad showres ymolt; So to her yold the flames, and did their force revolt”
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(form-of, obsolete, participle, past)past participle of yield
“to yield him loue she doth deny, Once to me yold, not to be yold againe […]”
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Etymology
From Middle English yold (“yielded”), from Old English ġeald (“yielded”), 1st and 3rd person preterite of ġieldan (“to yield, pay”).
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