Definition of OLDEN

olden

Adjective Satellite

  • long past
    • "olden days"

Adj

  • From or relating to a previous era.
  • Old; ancient.

Verb

  • To grow old; age; assume an older appearance or character; become affected by age.

Adjective

  • Pertaining to or characteristic of a bygone era.

Examples

  • He loved discovering OLDEN words, feeling like an archaeologist of language.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English olden, probably originally an inflected plural form of old (compare Old English ealdum, dative plural of eald (“old”)), but later reanalysed as equivalent to old + -en (“made of”).
Otherwise derived from Old Norse aldinn (“ancient, old”).

Synonyms

auld, bygone, elden, eldern, historical, mature, old, past, to age

Antonyms

youngen

Scrabble Score: 6

olden: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
olden: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
olden: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

olden: valid Words With Friends Word