olden

Meanings

1. From or relating to a previous era.
2. Old; ancient.

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

1. A surname.
2. An unincorporated community in Howell County, Missouri, United States.
3. An unincorporated community in Eastland County, Texas, United States.

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”).