eldern
eldern · more eldern · most eldern
Elder; elderly; aged; oldElder; elderly; aged; old.
Meaning
3 sensesElder; elderly; aged; old.
Not new; old; ancient.
(not comparable, obsolete)Made of elder wood, or of the elder tree.
Origin
From Middle English eldern, eldrin, elderne, equivalent to elder + -en. From an alteratioFrom Middle English eldern, eldrin, elderne, equivalent to elder + -en.
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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Forms
more eldern, most eldern| Comparative | more eldern Lesson |
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| Superlative | most eldern Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
5 synonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form