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eldern

eldern adjective: elder; elderly; aged; old.

Adjective (1)

eldern (comparative more eldern, superlative most eldern)

  1. Elder; elderly; aged; old.
    Synonyms:
    aged
  2. Not new; old; ancient.
    Synonyms:
    aged

Adjective (2)

eldern (not comparable)

  1. (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

Synonyms of eldern

All synonyms of eldern

Forms of eldern

comparativemore eldern
superlativemost eldern
alternative formeldren

Origin of eldern

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

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

Questions about eldern

What does eldern mean?
Eldern means elder; elderly; aged; old.
What part of speech is eldern?
Eldern is an adjective.

Words near eldern in the dictionary

  1. elderlyness
  2. elderman
  3. eldermen
  4. eldermother
  5. eldermothers
  6. eldern
  7. elderne gun
  8. Elderon
  9. elders
  10. eldership
  11. elderships

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