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Scots
Etymology 1
From Middle English cold.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔld/ (Central Scots and some Southern Scots dialects North-East Ireland dialect; omitted in some dialects)
- IPA(key): /kald/ (Doric and most Southern Scots dialects; omitted in Doric)
The second pronunciation occurs in Scots dialects with the cat-caught merger (where both are pronounced /kat/; not to be confused with the cot-caught merger), but the first occurs in those who don't have it.
Adjective
cauld (comparative caulder, superlative cauldest)
- Cold.
Etymology 2
Noun
cauld (plural caulds)
- A dam in a stream; a weir.