Word.ws English Dictionary

eldens

eldens is the third-person singular simple present indicative of elden.

Meaning of elden

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

Questions about eldens

What is eldens the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Eldens is the third-person singular simple present indicative of elden.

Words near eldens in the dictionary

  1. eldecalcitol
  2. elded
  3. elden
  4. eldened
  5. eldening
  6. eldens
  7. elder
  8. elder abuse
  9. elder brothers
  10. Elder Futhark
  11. elder orphan

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: eldens (page history and authors); elden (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “eldens.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/eldens. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.