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olden

adj
/ˈəʊl.dn̩/UK/ˈoʊldn̩/US

Etymology

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”).

  1. derived from aldinn
  2. inherited from olden

Definitions

  1. From or relating to a previous era.

    • olden days, olden times
    • "You are right to some extent in what you say. In the olden days people had a stronger belief in all kinds of witchery; now they pretend not to believe in it, that they may be looked upon as sensible and educated people, as you say."
    • In olden days, a glimpse of stockings Was looked on as something shocking; Now, heaven knows, Anything goes.

  2. Old

    Old; ancient.

    • We […] told over the story of past sufferings, and renewed olden vows of devotion.
    • Beowulf, behind his shield, thrust forth only his right arm. In it he had picked up the sword of Ing, well known in olden lore.

  3. To grow old

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

    • They were not worldly days; and so, as we olden with our passage through the world, they stay young, and we love them as pure youthful things are loved.
  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. A surname.

    2. An unincorporated community in Howell County, Missouri, United States.

    3. An unincorporated community in Eastland County, Texas, United States.

The neighborhood

Derived

olden time

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for olden. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA