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[ ohl-duhn ] / ˈoʊl dən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR olden ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective Literary.of or relating to the distant past or bygone times; ancient. old. Origin of oldenMiddle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at old, -en2 Words nearby oldenOld Danish, Old Dart, Old Delhi, Old Dominion, Old Dutch, olden, Oldenbarneveldt, Oldenburg, Old English, Old English pattern, Old English sheepdog Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for oldenWe, in olden days, had towering kooks and colossal villains. Election Day Is Scarier Than Halloween|P. J. O’Rourke|November 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST For those of you who are not old enough to remember, a watch was a device for telling time back in olden days, before smartphones. 10 Terrible Gift Ideas for Graduates From Dilbert Creator Scott Adams|Scott Adams|May 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST Of course, in the olden days, we knew what to think of Americans who quoted extensively from Pravda - right, Comrade Beck? It's Official: The Blaze and Pravda Agree on Obama!|David Frum|November 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST I signed up to write my sixth book back in the olden days of 2005. Why My Next E-Book Will Be About Iraq|David Frum|May 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In olden days and on the old continent, criticizing the monarch might limit your life chances. In Praise of Joe Wilson|Alex Massie|September 10, 2009|DAILY BEAST We now come to the era of Kiwi Tamaki, the last, and undoubtedly the most notorious, of the olden Tamaki chiefs. The City of Auckland|John Barr In olden days the organ filled the easternmost arch on the north side of St. Hugh's choir. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Lincoln|A. F. Kendrick In olden times it was only kings and princes and persons of high degree that sent and received letters. Stories of Useful Inventions|Samuel Eagle Foreman It is doubtful if in olden times there was as much good order observed in church during divine service as there is now. Bygone Church Life in Scotland|Various Staircases were made of it in olden times, and they may still be found in some English halls and abbeys. Among the Trees at Elmridge|Ella Rodman Church
British Dictionary definitions for olden
adjectivean archaic or poetic word for old in olden days; in olden times Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to oldenaboriginal, age-old, ancient, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, bygone, crumbling, dated, decayed, done, early, erstwhile, former, hackneyed, hoary, immemorial, late, moth-eaten |