ald
- adjective
- Archaic
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antiguo
- Certain caddisfly larvae are similarly dependent on terrestrial inputs and have been found only on alder roots protruding into the stream (Flory and Milner 1999).
Examples
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I sat there in the darkness, listening to big winds coming in off the Pacific and seething in the alder grove, to the clatter of rain spattering and alder twigs on the corrugated roof.
Fiction book (1998) -
The old village was filled with memories and stories from the ald days.
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"Let's name all the trees we can think of beginning with A: Ash, alder, aspen, apple... you name one, Sister.
Fiction book (1990) -
"She took a damp bundle out of one of her baskets and began draping the clothing across the branches of an alder bush.
Fiction book (1990) -
The evening we talked about his history with the Dragon Kiln, Jack discoursed about his neighbors at length, as if this group of people, none of them potters, had as much to do with what he was up to as clay or alder wood.
Fiction book (1998) -
The route went down a bit more, shaded by alder and cypress trees, and then leapt forward, straight, parallel to the sea, so close that you could hear it heaving.
Fiction book (1998) -
By judicious selection of species that use carbon monoxide, as well as carbon dioxide, such as alder and English ivy, in addition to hardy species of leafy plants that consume quantities of carbon dioxide, the composition of urban air could be beneficially affected.
Academic text (1996) -
In the ald times, people relied on horses for transportation.
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This ancient bridge is a reminder of our ald heritage.
Synonyms
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3.4
Very old and from a long time ago
908
6.1
Relating to a very early stage in a language, period, or culture
84
1.3
People who are old and have lived a long time
38
4.2
Very old and present for a long time
16
9.6
From a time long ago when life was different
4
9.9
A spelling used to make a place or thing look like it is from the past
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9.9
A Scottish word for old, often used in songs and stories
How Old
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ald is an old Scots form of the same root as the English word old and the older form eald, so it simply means 'old' or 'from a long time ago'.