English Explanatory Dictionary

eldern

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Elder; elderly; aged; old.
  2. Not new; old; ancient.
adj
  1. Made of elder wood, or of the elder tree.

Word forms

eldern more eldern most eldern eldren

Etymology

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

Synonyms

long in the tooth wizened cobwebby olden aged
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