Meanings
eldern1
comparative more eldern · superlative most eldern · alternative eldren
eldern2
- not comparableobsoleteMade 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 & antonyms
adjectiveElder; elderly; aged; old.
adjectiveNot new; old; ancient.
Origin
eldern · adjective
- Middle Englisheldern
- Englisheldern
From Middle English eldern, eldrin, elderne, equivalent to elder + -en.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →eldern · adjective
- Old Englishellærn
- Middle Englishellern“eldern”
- Englisheldern
From an alteration (due to elder) of Middle English ellern (“eldern”), from Old English ellærn, ellarn (“of elder-wood, eldern”), equivalent to elder + -en.
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Anagrams
Cite this entry
eldern. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eldern
“eldern.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eldern. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eldern,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eldern.
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