âld

Meaning

old

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɔːt/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Frisian: ald

In summary

From Old Frisian ald, from Proto-West Germanic *ald.

Sentences

Dit is noch mar twa jier âld .

This is only two years old.

Ast men âld is , skriuwe se jin ôf .

If you are old, they write you off.

Dat giet wol oer ear't je in âld mantsje binne.

That is about before you are an old man.

Famkes en jonges , wa wit hoe âld as ús kening is ?

Girls and boys, who knows how old our king is?

De alvejierrige Mathilda bestjoert in âld auto en rydt mei de trekker.

Eleven-year-old Mathilda drives an old car and drives the tractor.

It gebou fan de basisskoalle is al mear as hûndert jier âld .

The primary school building is already more than a hundred years old.