old
English
/ˈəʊld/, /ˈoʊld/
adj
Definitions
- Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
- Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.
- Having existed or lived for the specified time.
- (heading) Of an earlier time.
- Tiresome after prolonged repetition.
- Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.
- A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive. (Mostly in idioms like good old (good old), big old (big old) and little old (little old), any old (any old) and some old (some old).)
- (obsolete) Excessive, abundant.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English old inherited from Old English ald inherited from Proto-Germanic *aldaz (grown-up) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós, *h₂el- (tall, grown, big).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₂eltós, *h₂el-
Gloss
tall, grown, big
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- age English
- alt English
- altimeter English
- altiscope English
- altisonant English
- altometer English
- altophobia English
- fangled English
- farrand English
- fashion English
- forold English
- line English
- man's English
- nonold English
- old age English
- old man's pepper English
- old timer English
- old-farrant English
- old-fashioned English
- old-fashionedly English
- old-fashionedness English
- old-line English
- oldass English
- oldbie English
- olden English
- oldfag English
- oldfangled English
- oldhead English
- oldhood English
- oldie English
- oldify English
- oldish English
- oldling English
- oldly English
- oldness English
- olds English
- oldsquaw English
- oldster English
- oldy English
- one English
- one-year-old English
- over-old English
- pepper English
- squaw English
- superold English
- time English
- year English
- *altiāre Latin
- *altiāre, *altio Latin
- *altiō Latin
- *inaltiō Latin
- alte Latin
- altio Latin
- altispinosus Latin
- altispinus Latin
- altissimus Latin
- altithorax Latin
- altitia Latin
- altitudo Latin
- altiāre Latin
- alto Latin
- altus Latin
- altāre Latin
- altītia Latin
- exalto Latin
- praealtus Latin
- Alt German
- Altarm German
- Altenglisch German
- Alter Mann German
- Altfranzösisch German
- Altfriesisch German
- Altgeorgisch German
- Altglas German
- Altgriechisch German
- Altirisch German
- Altisländisch German
- Altjapanisch German
- Altkatalanisch German
- Altkoreanisch German
- Altkunststoff German
- Altlast German
- Altlatein German
- Altlateinisch German
- Altmaterial German
- Altneubau German
- Altniederdeutsch German
- Altniederländisch German
- Altnorwegisch German
- Altostslawisch German
- Altpapier German
- Altpersisch German
- Altportugiesisch German
- Altpreußisch German
- Altrussisch German
- Altschwedisch German
- Altspanisch German
- Altstadt German
- Altstoff German
- Altsächsisch German
- Altwasser German
- Altweibermühle German
- Erdaltzeit German
- alt German
- altarmenisch German
- altbulgarisch German
- altdeutsch German
- altenglisch German
- altfranzösisch German
- altfriesisch German
- altgeorgisch German
- altgriechisch German
- altirisch German
- altisländisch German
- altjapanisch German
- altkatalanisch German
- altkirchenslawisch German
- altkoreanisch German
- altmachen German
- altmodisch German
- altniederdeutsch German
- altnorwegisch German
- altostslawisch German
- altpersisch German
- altportugiesisch German
- altpreußisch German
- altschwedisch German
- altspanisch German
- altsächsisch German
- altägyptisch German
- oll German
- steinalt German
- uralt German
- veralten German
- ältlich German
- altana Italian
- altero Italian
- alto Italian
- Oudengels Dutch, Flemish
- Oudfrankisch Dutch, Flemish
- Oudindisch Dutch, Flemish
- Oudkerkslavisch Dutch, Flemish
- Oudnederfrankisch Dutch, Flemish
- Oudsaksisch Dutch, Flemish
- aloud Dutch, Flemish
- oeroud Dutch, Flemish
- oud Dutch, Flemish
- ouderdom Dutch, Flemish
- ouderling Dutch, Flemish
- ouderwets Dutch, Flemish
- oudgast Dutch, Flemish
- oudgediende Dutch, Flemish
- oudheid Dutch, Flemish
- oudsher Dutch, Flemish
- oudtijds Dutch, Flemish
- stamoudste Dutch, Flemish
- stokoud Dutch, Flemish
- alto Spanish, Castilian
- ἄλσος Ancient Greek
- *altós Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂elo-tyo Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eltós Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eltós, *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European
- *kewk- Proto-Indo-European
- alt Norwegian Bokmål
- elde Norwegian Bokmål
- gammal Norwegian Bokmål
- gammel Norwegian Bokmål
- *aldaz Proto-Germanic
- *alþį̄ Proto-Germanic
- *gamalaz Proto-Germanic
- äldre Swedish
- äldre- och folkhälsominister Swedish
- äldreomsorg Swedish
- elda Norwegian Nynorsk
- elde Norwegian Nynorsk
- gamal Norwegian Nynorsk
- gammal Norwegian Nynorsk
- ald Old English
- eald Old English
- ofereald Old English
- old Middle English
- olde age Middle English
- oldely Middle English
- olden Middle English
- oldnesse Middle English
- elda Old Norse
- ellri Old Norse
- gamall Old Norse
- gammel Danish
- old- Danish
- ælde Danish
- haut Old French
- alta Esperanto
- olda Esperanto
- alt Catalan, Valencian
- gamall Icelandic
- outón Galician
- înalt Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- άλσος Greek (modern)
- out Middle Dutch
- ald Old High German
- alt Old High German
- olda Ido
- oldeskar Ido
- oud Afrikaans
- gamal Faroese
- alt Middle High German
- Alstad Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- al Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍃 Gothic
- אַלט Yiddish
- אַלטדײַטש Yiddish
- אַלטהויכדײַטש Yiddish
- *ald gmw-pro
- alt Old Dutch
- alto Old Portuguese
- outo Old Portuguese
- olt Middle Low German
- ôlt Middle Low German
- Altaborg Cimbrian
- alt Cimbrian
- altekhot Cimbrian
- éltaran Cimbrian
- ald Old Saxon
- āld Old Saxon
- analtu Aromanian
- altu Alemannic German
- oalt Alemannic German
- oalts Alemannic German
- olt Alemannic German
- àltà Alemannic German
- aut Occitan
- naut Occitan
- gamal Old Swedish
- eel Westrobothnian
- ault Romansh
- aut Romansh
- ot Romansh
- òlt Romansh
- altu Asturian
- auld Scots
- alt Friulian
- *hauh Frankish
- âld Western Frisian
- ald Old Frisian
- old German Low German
- oll- German Low German
- oto Old Spanish
- oold Saterland Frisian
- ooldful Saterland Frisian
- âto Ligurian
- alto Ladino
- òlt Mòcheno
- aletstse Tocharian B
- allek Tocharian B
- alletsñe Tocharian B
- owru Sranan Tongo
- aut Ladin
- artu Sardinian
- auto Neapolitan
- gåmål Elfdalian
- olt Bavarian
- òlt Bavarian
- gammall Scanian
- *ālle-kä Proto-Tocharian
- alt Crimean Gothic
- yola Yola
- artu Extremaduran
- one
- alt
- age
- oldy
- olds
- time
- year
- line
- oldie
- oldly
- man's
- squaw
- olden
- oldbie
- oldass
- oldify
- oldish
- oldfag
- pepper
- nonold
- forold
- old age
- oldness
- oldster
- fangled
- farrand
- fashion
- oldhead
- oldhood
- oldling
- over-old
- oldsquaw
- superold
- old-line
- altometer
- altiscope
- altimeter
- old timer
- altisonant
- oldfangled
- altophobia
- old-farrant
- one-year-old
- old-fashioned
- old-fashionedly
- old man's pepper
- old-fashionedness