"old" meaning in Middle English

See old in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɔːld/, /aːld/ [Northern], /ɛːld/ [Southern, especially] Forms: olde [plural], olde [singular, weak], eldre [comparative], eldest [superlative]
Etymology: Inherited from Anglian Old English ald, from Proto-West Germanic *ald, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz (“grown-up”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-. Forms with /ɛː/ are either from forms such as West Saxon and Kentish Old English eald or due to analogy with the comparative eldre or superlative eldest. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang-ang|ald|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Anglian Old English ald, {{inh+|enm|ang-ang|ald}} Inherited from Anglian Old English ald, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*ald}} Proto-West Germanic *ald, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*aldaz|t=grown-up}} Proto-Germanic *aldaz (“grown-up”), {{der|enm|ine-pro|*h₂el-}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-, {{cog|ang-ken|eald}} Kentish Old English eald Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective|plural and weak singular|olde|comparative|eldre|superlative|eldest|head=}} old (plural and weak singular olde, comparative eldre, superlative eldest), {{enm-adj|olde|eldre|eldest}} old (plural and weak singular olde, comparative eldre, superlative eldest)
  1. Old; long extant or existent:
    Elderly; advanced in life or lifecycle.
    Sense id: en-old-enm-adj-u8d~bCMU
  2. Old; long extant or existent:
    Familiar, habitual; established as practice.
    Sense id: en-old-enm-adj-nN4OZsSd
  3. Old; long extant or existent:
    Relating to old age or senescence.
    Categories (topical): Age
    Sense id: en-old-enm-adj-Zb7f6Szs Disambiguation of Age: 4 7 14 11 10 7 7 16 19 4
  4. From or relating to an earlier era; ancient:
    Old-fashioned, archaic; following previous custom.
    Categories (topical): Age, Food and drink
    Sense id: en-old-enm-adj-~2WpQLgK Disambiguation of Age: 4 7 14 11 10 7 7 16 19 4 Disambiguation of Food and drink: 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0
  5. From or relating to an earlier era; ancient:
    No longer extant or in use; former.
    Categories (topical): Age
    Sense id: en-old-enm-adj-YylD7lWu Disambiguation of Age: 4 7 14 11 10 7 7 16 19 4
  6. Aged; worn or used from age:
    (of food and drink) Matured, stale.
    Sense id: en-old-enm-adj-r1BhQyZu
  7. Aged; worn or used from age:
    (astronomy, of the moon) In the waning crescent.
    Categories (topical): Astronomy
    Sense id: en-old-enm-adj-VlElfXjC Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
  8. Mature (fully developed; past its youth). Categories (topical): Age
    Sense id: en-old-enm-adj-coZSDj-g Disambiguation of Age: 4 7 14 11 10 7 7 16 19 4
  9. Old (having existed for a given time). Categories (topical): Age, Time
    Sense id: en-old-enm-adj-LxjStA0- Disambiguation of Age: 4 7 14 11 10 7 7 16 19 4 Disambiguation of Time: 6 0 10 15 15 3 3 7 36 4 Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 0 0 2 8 8 8 8 0 5 1 7 4 1 1 1 2 2 3 1 0 2 0 3 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 6 2 1 12 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 1 9 9 9 9 0 6 1 8 4 1 1 1 3 2 3 0 0 3 0 3 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 6 2 0 13 0 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 9 3 1 4 2 23 12 3 41 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: eeld, eelde, eld, elde, holde, oold, olde, wolde, ald, awlde, eild [Northern], eald, yald, yeald [Kent], yolde, yhold, yolle [Southwestern]

Noun

IPA: /ɔːld/, /aːld/ [Northern], /ɛːld/ [Southern, especially]
Etymology: Inherited from Anglian Old English ald, from Proto-West Germanic *ald, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz (“grown-up”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-. Forms with /ɛː/ are either from forms such as West Saxon and Kentish Old English eald or due to analogy with the comparative eldre or superlative eldest. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang-ang|ald|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Anglian Old English ald, {{inh+|enm|ang-ang|ald}} Inherited from Anglian Old English ald, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*ald}} Proto-West Germanic *ald, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*aldaz|t=grown-up}} Proto-Germanic *aldaz (“grown-up”), {{der|enm|ine-pro|*h₂el-}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-, {{cog|ang-ken|eald}} Kentish Old English eald Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} old
  1. A moon in its first phase after new; a waxing crescent. Synonyms: olde mone
    Sense id: en-old-enm-noun-CGsYNezX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: eeld, eelde, eld, elde, holde, oold, olde, wolde, ald, awlde, eild [Northern], eald, yald, yeald [Kent], yolde, yhold, yolle [Southwestern]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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