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eldern en · ADJ · etymology 1

Etymology

From Middle English eldern, eldrin, elderne, equivalent to elder + -en.

Meanings

  1. (of persons) Elder; elderly; aged; old.
  2. (of things) Not new; old; ancient.

Forms

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eldren alternative lexicographic
more eldern Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most eldern Degree=Sup lexicographic

Synonyms

cobwebby · long in the tooth · aged (not new) · olden · wizened · aged (elderly)

eldern en · ADJ · etymology 2

Etymology

From an alteration (due to elder) of Middle English ellern (“eldern”), from Old English ellærn, ellarn (“of elder-wood, eldern”), equivalent to elder + -en.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, obsolete) Made of elder wood, or of the elder tree.
    • [T]ruth, a heauen he would diſcharge vs as boyes do elderne guns, one pellet to ſtrike out another: […] c. 1603 (date written), Iohn Marston, The Malcontent, London: […] V[alentine] S[immes] for William Aspley, […], published 1604, →OCLC, Act IV, scene iv: