cauld

Scots

Etymology 1

From Middle English cold.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔld/ (Central Scots and some Southern Scots dialects North-East Ireland dialect; [d] omitted in some dialects)
• IPA^(key): /kald/ (Doric and most Southern Scots dialects; [d] 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)

1. Cold.

Etymology 2

Noun

cauld (plural caulds)

1. A dam in a stream; a weir.