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Pseudo-loan from Middle English, derived from the + old. First attested in 1850.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
ye olde
Today it means: Pseudo-archaic form of the old, as to suggest antiquity or old tradition. Full definition →
Today it means: Pseudo-archaic form of the old, as to suggest antiquity or old tradition. Full definition →
Pseudo-loan from Middle English, derived from the + old. First attested in 1850.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.