Definition of "yeld" []

• Barren; not giving milk: same as geld, 2.
• A Middle English form of gild. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "But in practice it is only deficit of arable land and its yeld is now limiting factor."
• "Well, not necessary true: this depends on the yeld of munition, measured in megatonnes."
• ""Avoid undercover or other surreptitious methods of gathering information except when traditional open methods will not yeld information vital to the public.""