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elden

/ˈɛl.dən/

elden verb: to advance in eld or old age; to grow older; to age. Also the rare form of olden.

Verb

elden (third-person singular simple present eldens, present participle eldening, simple past and past participle eldened)

  1. (archaic, intransitive) To advance in eld or old age; to grow older; to age.
    • Margery looked up at him, colouring, startled, suspicious. "Truth, Lady, you've no call to look at me thus," Hugh said, smiling. "I'm eldening now, like my late master, God cherish him, but I'm not so old I can't remember what it is to burn, […]1955, Barbara Jefferis, Beloved Lady, page 49
    Synonyms:
    eld, olden

Also used as

elden is also the rare form of olden.

Synonyms of elden

Forms of elden

third-person singular presenteldens
present participleeldening
past participleeldened
pasteldened

Origin of elden

From eld + -en (“to become”). Compare Middle English elden, ealdien (“to age, grow older”). More at eld.

From eld + -en (“pertaining to”).

Words that rhyme with elden

Questions about elden

What does elden mean?
Elden means to advance in eld or old age; to grow older; to age.
What part of speech is elden?
Elden is a verb.
How do you pronounce elden?
Elden is pronounced /ˈɛl.dən/.
What is the past tense of elden?
The past tense of elden is eldened.

Words near elden in the dictionary

  1. Eld's deer
  2. Eldar
  3. Eldars
  4. eldecalcitol
  5. elded
  6. elden
  7. eldened
  8. eldening
  9. eldens
  10. elder
  11. elder abuse

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