"eldern" meaning in English

See eldern in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more eldern [comparative], most eldern [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English eldern, eldrin, elderne, equivalent to elder + -en. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|eldern}} Middle English eldern, {{suffix|en|elder|en|id2=made of}} elder + -en Head templates: {{en-adj}} eldern (comparative more eldern, superlative most eldern)
  1. (of persons) Elder; elderly; aged; old. Synonyms (elderly): aged
    Sense id: en-eldern-en-adj-Gg5CCxnB Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative), English terms suffixed with -en (made of) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative): 38 19 43 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -en (made of): 67 33 Disambiguation of 'elderly': 100 0
  2. (of things) Not new; old; ancient. Synonyms (not new): aged
    Sense id: en-eldern-en-adj-X0gxug9b Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative): 38 19 43 Disambiguation of 'not new': 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: long in the tooth, wizened, elderly, cobwebby, olden, old, eldren
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

Etymology: From an alteration (due to elder) of Middle English ellern (“eldern”), from Old English ellærn, ellarn (“of elder-wood, eldern”), equivalent to elder + -en. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|ellern||eldern}} Middle English ellern (“eldern”), {{inh|en|ang|ellærn}} Old English ellærn, {{suffix|en|elder|en|id2=inchoative}} elder + -en Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} eldern (not comparable)
  1. (obsolete) Made of elder wood. Tags: not-comparable, obsolete Categories (lifeform): Moschatel family plants
    Sense id: en-eldern-en-adj-bG9DUXeJ Disambiguation of Moschatel family plants: 32 17 51 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 18 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative): 38 19 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 11 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 17 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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