"Old" meaning in English

See Old in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Olds [plural]
Etymology: * In Northamptonshire, recorded as Walda in 1086 (DB), becoming Wolde in the 14th century, and later Old. From Old English or Old Saxon wald. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|-}} Old English, {{cog|osx|wald}} Old Saxon wald Head templates: {{en-prop|~|s}} Old (countable and uncountable, plural Olds)
  1. A surname. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Old-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Daventry district (OS grid ref SP7873). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in Northamptonshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Northamptonshire, England Synonyms (village): Wold [obsolete]
    Sense id: en-Old-en-name-hoTzhefZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of 'village': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Olde [surname]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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