Scottish superlative form of 'auld' meaning 'oldest' or 'most ancient', used in traditional Scots language and literature.
From Scots auld with the superlative suffix -est, following the same patterns as English 'oldest' but in Scottish dialect form.
Robert Burns used these forms in his poetry—'auldest' carried poetic weight and connected rural Scottish speakers to their language's ancient roots.
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