vould
English edit
Etymology edit
From would.
Verb edit
vould
- Pronunciation spelling of would.
- 1914, I. Zangwill, Children of the Ghetto[1]:
- "Vy midout you de movement vould crumble like a mummy in de air; be not such a fool-man.
- 1916, Peggy Edmund, Harold W. Williams, compilers, Toaster's Handbook[2]:
- Hurriedly came the answer: "Mine frent, you surely vould not refuse me two per zent discount on a strictly cash transaction like dis?"
- 1897, Alice Maude Kellogg, Christmas Entertainments[3]:
- Head Cook: Of a truth, madame, I vould not have done so, madame, but my scullions have all gone, and I had none to guard ze Christmas pie to-night!
Usage notes edit
- Imitating German or similar accent.