Verb
(third-person singular simple present ayields, present participle ayielding, simple past ayielded or ayold, past participle ayielded or ayolden)
- (obsolete) To yield up.
Origin
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.
