different between bolden vs olden

English

Etymology

bold +? -en

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??ld?n

Verb

bolden (third-person singular simple present boldens, present participle boldening, simple past and past participle boldened)

1. To make bold; to embolden.

Anagrams

• blonde, bolned

Danish

Noun

bolden c

1. definite singular of bold

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /?po?l?ten/

Verb

b?lden

1. first-person singular past indicative of boaldit

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???l.dn?/, /???l.d?n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?o?ldn?/, /?o?ld?n/
• Rhymes: -??ld?n

Etymology 1

From Middle English olden, equivalent to old +? -en. Compare Old English ealdum, inflected form of eald (“old”).

Adjective

olden (not comparable)

1. From or relating to a previous era.

   olden days, olden times
2. (archaic) Old; ancient.

Usage notes

Now mostly restricted to certain set phrases, such as "olden days" and "olden times".

Synonyms

• (relating to a previous era): bygone, historical; see also Thesaurus:past
• (old, ancient): auld, eldern; see also Thesaurus:old

Etymology 2

From old +? -en.

Verb

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

1. (intransitive, old-fashioned or rare) To grow old; age; assume an older appearance or character; become affected by age.

Synonyms

• elden, mature; see also Thesaurus:to age

Antonyms

• youngen

Related terms

• eld

Anagrams

• Eldon, Loden, loden

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

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

1. (archaic) mast (tree fruit, nut)