foryeild

Scots

Etymology

From Old Scots forȝelde, from Middle English forȝelden, from Old English forġieldan (“to pay for; repay; requite”), equivalent to for- +‎ yeild. Cognate with English foryield, Saterland Frisian ferjäilde (“to repay”), Dutch vergelden (“to reward; recompense; requite; reciprocate”), German vergelten (“to repay; requite; reward”).

Verb

foryeild (third-person singular simple present foryeilds, present participle foryeildin, simple past foryeildit, past participle foryeildit)

1. (archaic) To repay; recompense