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olden

ol·den

UK/ˈəʊl.dn̩/ US/ˈəʊl.dən/ uncommon archaic dated rare

adjective

1.

of time long past

  • “olden days”
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Origin

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”).

Phrases

  • olden time

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