Inflected Form guide

yold

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈjoʊld/

1

verb

Meaning 1

simple past of yield.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, obsolete, past

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2

verb

Meaning 2

past participle of yield

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, obsolete, participle, past

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History

Etymology

From Middle English yold (“yielded”), from Old English ġeald (“yielded”), 1st and 3rd person preterite of ġieldan (“to yield, pay”).

From Middle English yolde, yolden (“yielded”), from Old English ġegolden (“yielded”), past participle of ġieldan (“to yield, pay”).