Eldern
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Elder; elderly; aged; old.
- 2 Made of elder wood, or of the elder tree. not-comparable, obsolete
"[T]ruth, a heauen he would diſcharge vs as boyes do elderne guns, one pellet to ſtrike out another: […]"
- 3 Not new; old; ancient.
Example
More examples"[T]ruth, a heauen he would diſcharge vs as boyes do elderne guns, one pellet to ſtrike out another: […]"
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English eldern, eldrin, elderne, equivalent to elder + -en.
Etymology 2
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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