different between olden vs olde

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)

English

Adjective

olde (comparative more olde, superlative most olde)

1. Archaic spelling of old.

Derived terms

• ye olde

Anagrams

• DOLE, Delo, Deol, Dole, Ledo, OLED, dole, leod, lode

Basque

Noun

olde

1. impulse

Esperanto

Adverb

olde

1. (chiefly poetic, neologism) agedly, oldly

Synonyms

• maljune

Antonyms

• june (“in a young manner, youthfully”)

Related terms

• olda (“old”)
• oldi (“to be old”)

Middle English

Adjective

olde

1. old

Descendants

• English: old

Noun

olde

1. A moon in its first phase after new; a waxing crescent.
   • 1225, Dialogue on Vices and Virtues

     Wið-uten ðe læche ðe loceð after mannes ikynde, þe newe oðer elde, and ðe wrihte his timber to keruen after ðare mone, ðe is ikyndelich þing; elles hit is al ?edwoll.

Synonyms

• olde mone

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English all day

Adverb

olde

1. daily

Related terms

• de
• olde olde