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eldern.

Elder; elderly; aged; old.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Elder; elderly; aged; old.

  2. Not new; old; ancient.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English eldern, eldrin, elderne, equivalent to elder + -en.

adj
  1. Made of elder wood, or of the elder tree.

    not-comparable · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From an alteration (due to elder) of Middle English ellern (“eldern”), from Old English ellærn, ellarn (“of elder-wood, eldern”), equivalent to elder + -en.

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