olde

See also: olde-

English

Adjective

olde (comparative more olde, superlative most olde)

  1. Archaic spelling of old.

Derived terms

Anagrams

Basque

Noun

olde

  1. impulse

Esperanto

Adverb

olde

  1. (chiefly poetic, neologism) agedly, oldly

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English ald, from Proto-West Germanic *ald, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz (grown-up).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔːld/, /ald/

Adjective

olde

  1. old

Descendants

  • English: old
  • Scots: auld
  • Yola: yole, yold

References

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 ȝedwoll.
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Synonyms

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English all day.

Adverb

olde

  1. daily
  • de
  • olde olde
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