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olden.

From or relating to a previous era.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈəʊl.dn̩/Received-Pronunciation/ˈəʊl.dən/Received-Pronunciation/ˈoʊldn̩/General-American/ˈoʊldən/General-American
  1. From or relating to a previous era.

    not-comparable
  2. Old; ancient.

    archaic · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English olden, probably originally an inflected plural form of old (compare Old English ealdum, dative plural of eald (“old”)), but later reanalysed as equivalent to old + -en (“made of”). Otherwise derived from Old Norse aldinn (“ancient, old”).

verb/ˈəʊl.dn̩/Received-Pronunciation/ˈəʊl.dən/Received-Pronunciation/ˈoʊldn̩/General-American/ˈoʊldən/General-American
  1. To grow old; age; assume an older appearance or character; become affected by age.

    dated · intransitive · rare
Where this word comes from

From old + -en (“to make (adjective)”).

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