aefauld
See also: ae-fauld
Scots
Alternative forms
- aefald
- ae-faul
Etymology
From Middle English anfald, from Old English ānfeald (“single, simple”, literally “onefold”), from Proto-Germanic *ainafalþaz (“onefold, simple”), equivalent to one + -fold. Cognate with Dutch eenvoud (“simple, easy”), German Einfalt (“simplicity”), Icelandic einfaldur (“simple”), Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐍃 (ainfalþs, “simple”). More at onefold.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeːfɑl/, /ˈeːfɑld/, /ˈjeːfld/, /ˈjeːfl/, /ˈjeːfɒl/, /jæːfɒl(d)/
Adjective
aefauld (comparative mair aefauld, superlative maist aefauld)
- (rare) one; single, unitary
- 1875, John Watson, Samples of Common Sense:
- Syne frae the wheel, an' eke the reel, The aefauld yarn was ta'en awa'.
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- (rare) honest, sincere
- 1879, Peter Hately Waddell, transl., Isaiah: frae Hebrew intil Scottis, translation of Book of Isaiah, line 38–3:
- Hae min' now, O Lord, I beseik thee, how I airted my gate afore ye, in truth ay an' wi' a aefauld heart.
- Remember now, O Lord, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart,
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Further reading
- “aefauld” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
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