Irish poets often use "ld" to rhyme on

So for example "field" and "weld" are held (no pun intended) to rhyme. It's because the Irish say "ld" almost as an extra syllable, holding the "l" a lot longer than we would.

Apropoet of nothing, really. I'm having an irrelevant day.

Posted By: Partial Angler, Nov 28, 16:37:07