aefauld

See also: ae-fauld

Scots

Alternative forms

• aefald, aefaul (noun)
• ae-fald, ae-faul (adj)
• afawld, afald (both obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English anfald, from Old English ānfeald (“single, simple”, literally “onefold”), from Proto-Germanic *ainafalþaz (“onefold, simple”), equivalent to ae +‎ -fauld. Cognate with Dutch eenvoud (“simple, easy”), German Einfalt (“simplicity”), Icelandic einfaldur (“simple”), Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐍃 (ainfalþs, “simple”). More at onefold.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːfɑl(d)/, /ˈjeːfl(d)/, /ˈjeːfɒl/, /jæːfɒl(d)/

Adjective

aefauld (comparative mair aefauld, superlative maist aefauld)

1. (rare, not comparable) 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'.

     Then from the wheel, and also the reel, The single yarn was taken away.

2. (rare) honest, sincere
   • 1879, Peter Hately Waddell, transl., Isaiah: frae Hebrew intil Scottis, translation of Book of Isaiah, lines 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,

Noun

aefauld (plural aefaulds)

1. a single fold

Derived terms

• aefauldlie
• aefaldness

Further reading

• “aefauld” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.