Etymology

eldern

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Today it means: Elder; elderly; aged; old. Full definition →

Middle English eldern
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eldern · adjective1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromeldern
  2. English todayeldern

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

eldern · adjective2

  1. Old English · inherited fromellærn
  2. Middle English · inherited fromellern“eldern”
  3. English todayeldern

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

Words from the same roots

Old Englishellærn all →

elder

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