olden
From or relating to a previous eraFrom or relating to a previous era.
» Life was better in the olden days.
В старые добрые времена жизнь была лучше.
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)From or relating to a previous era.
olden days, olden times
relating to time long past
(archaic, not comparable)Old; ancient.
Examples
11 sentencesLife was better in the olden days.
ruВ старые добрые времена жизнь была лучше.
But where are the snows of olden days?
ruНо где снега былых времён?
deWo ist der Schnee von früher geblieben?
In olden times, women often went out bonneted.
I learned it from the seniors in olden times.
Paper from the olden days lasted longer than modern paper.
Origin
From Middle English olden, probably originally an inflected plural form of old (compare OlFrom Middle English olden, probably originally an inflected plural form of old (compare Old English ealdum, dative plural of eald (“old”)), but later reanalysed as equivalent to old + -en (“made of”).
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