Middle English Dictionary Entry

yā̆ld n.
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Entry Info

Forms yā̆ld n. Also ȝald.
Etymology ON: cp. OI jalda.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
In comb.: ~ sone, the son of a mare, a whoreson;—used as a term of abuse.
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