English Explanatory Dictionary

ayield

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To yield up.

Word forms

ayield ayields ayielding ayielded ayold ayolden

Etymology

From Middle English aȝelden, from Old English āġieldan (“to pay, repay, render, compensate, yield, restore, reward, requite, offer oneself, offer up (as a sacrifice), perform (an office), permit, allow, pay back, punish”), equivalent to a- + yield.

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