The cluster <nd> is reduced to in some Scots dialects[REF] hence spellings such as ''caun'le'' (candle), ''haun'<nowiki/>'' (hand) and ''staun'<nowiki/>'' (stand)[REF] though the <d> is generally written in the literary standard, thus ''caundle'', ''haund'' and ''staund''.
The cluster <ld> is also reduced to in some Scots dialects,[REF] hence spellings such as ''aul'<nowiki/>'' (old), ''caul'<nowiki/>'' (cold) and ''faul'<nowiki/>'' (fold)[REF] though the <d> is generally written in the literary standard, thus ''auld'', ''cauld'' and ''fauld''.