adj
Meaning 1
Rare form of olden.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, not-comparable, rare
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
elden
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/ˈɛl.dən/
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rhymes with -ɛldən
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homophone: Eldon
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CMU ARPABET: EH1 L D AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
To advance in eld or old age; to grow older; to age.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, intransitive
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Meaning relationships
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History
Etymology
From eld + -en (“pertaining to”).
From eld + -en (“to become”). Compare Middle English elden, ealdien (“to age, grow older”). More at eld.