grandevaladj.

Brit.

/ɡranˈdiːvl/, U.S.

/ɡrænˈdiv(ə)l/

Forms: 1600s grandevall, 1600s 1800s– grandeval, 1800s grandaeval.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin grandaevus , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < classical Latin grandaevus (see grandevous adj.) + -al suffix¹. Compare grandevous adj. and earlier grandevity n.

Now rare.

Of a great age, old, ancient.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [adjective] > ancient or of early origin

oldeOE

olden daysa1400

for-oldc1400

ancient1475

(as) old as Adama1599

antiquary1599

high1601

primal1604

hoary1609

grandeval1650

Noachal1661

patriarchal1806

(as) old as the hills1819

world-old1837

eld1854

age-old1860

far-back1869

Noachian1874

pornial1883

1650 H. More Observ. Anthroposophia Theomagica 42 Reverend Mr. Aristotle, that grandevall Patriarch in points of Philosophy.

1836 Parterre 27 Feb. 136/1 This gorgeous pile stood..somewhat apart from the grandaeval woods, which, at its birth, in past centuries, it had summoned around its towers.

1878 J. B. Mozley Ess. I. 231 There,..the one grandeval element of Power exists alone.

1988 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 20 Apr. Children derive steadiness from the grandeval generation, which can give them a past.

2003 T. Hill Cryptographer 45 A stooped figure in green celluloid boots moves between the grandeval roots of cedars.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	grandeval
释义	grandevaladj. Brit. /ɡranˈdiːvl/, U.S. /ɡrænˈdiv(ə)l/ Forms: 1600s grandevall, 1600s 1800s– grandeval, 1800s grandaeval. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin grandaevus , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin grandaevus (see grandevous adj.) + -al suffix¹. Compare grandevous adj. and earlier grandevity n. Now rare. Of a great age, old, ancient. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [adjective] > ancient or of early origin oldeOE olden daysa1400 for-oldc1400 ancient1475 (as) old as Adama1599 antiquary1599 high1601 primal1604 hoary1609 grandeval1650 Noachal1661 patriarchal1806 (as) old as the hills1819 world-old1837 eld1854 age-old1860 far-back1869 Noachian1874 pornial1883 1650 H. More Observ. Anthroposophia Theomagica 42 Reverend Mr. Aristotle, that grandevall Patriarch in points of Philosophy. 1836 Parterre 27 Feb. 136/1 This gorgeous pile stood..somewhat apart from the grandaeval woods, which, at its birth, in past centuries, it had summoned around its towers. 1878 J. B. Mozley Ess. I. 231 There,..the one grandeval element of Power exists alone. 1988 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 20 Apr. Children derive steadiness from the grandeval generation, which can give them a past. 2003 T. Hill Cryptographer 45 A stooped figure in green celluloid boots moves between the grandeval roots of cedars. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1650
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