olden

English

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈəʊl.dn̩/, /ˈəʊl.dən/
(US) IPA^(key): [ˈɔldn̩], [ˈɔldən]
Rhymes: -əʊldən

Etymology 1

From old +‎ -en.

Adjective

olden (not comparable)

From or relating to a previous era.
- Cole Porter, Anything Goes
  In olden days a glimpse of stocking was looked on as something shocking. Now heaven knows, anything goes.
(archaic) Old; ancient.
- 1857, Martha Griffith Browne, Autobiography of a Female Slave (page 347)
  We […] told over the story of past sufferings, and renewed olden vows of devotion.

Etymology 2

From old +‎ -en.

Verb

olden (third-person singular simple present oldens, present participle oldening, simple past and past participle oldened)

(intransitive) To grow old; age; assume an older appearance or character; become affected by age.

Related terms

eld

Anagrams

Eldon, Loden, loden

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

olden m (definite singular oldenen, indefinite plural oldener, definite plural oldenene)

(archaic) mast (tree fruit, nut)

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