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yold

/ˈjoʊld/

yold is the simple past of yield.

yold is the past participle of yield.

Meaning of yield

Verb

yield (third-person singular simple present yields, present participle yielding, simple past yielded or (obsolete) yold, past participle yielded or (obsolete) yold or (obsolete) yolden)

  1. To give as a result or outcome; to produce or render.
    • This method generally yields better results.
    1. To produce as return from an investment.
      • Historically, that security yields a high return.
    2. To produce as a result.
      • Adding 3 and 4 yields a result of 7.
    3. To produce a particular sound as the result of a sound law.
      • Indo-European p- yields Germanic f-.
    4. (obsolete) To give in payment; repay, recompense; reward; requite.
      • God 'ild [yield] you, sir!c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
  2. (intransitive, transitive) To give as demanded; to relinquish.
    • They refuse to yield to the enemy.

See all 22 meanings of yield

Forms of yold

alternative formyolden

Origin of yold

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”).

Questions about yold

What is yold the simple past of?
Yold is the simple past of yield.
How do you pronounce yold?
Yold is pronounced /ˈjoʊld/.

Words near yold in the dictionary

  1. yola
  2. Yola North
  3. Yola South
  4. Yolanda
  5. Yolande
  6. yold
  7. yolden
  8. yoldiid
  9. yoldiids
  10. yoldrin
  11. yoldring

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