English Explanatory Dictionary

ye olde

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. Pseudo-archaic form of the old, as to suggest antiquity or old tradition.
adj
  1. Old-fashioned, antiquated, historic, especially in a contrived manner.

Pronunciation

thē ōld /ðiː əʊld/ /ði oʊld/ yē ōld /jiː əʊld(i)/ /ji oʊld/

Word forms

ye olde ye-olde

Etymology

Pseudo-loan from Middle English, derived from the + old. First attested in 1850.

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