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old
English
Alternative forms
- ol', ol, ole
- olde (archaic)
Etymology
From Middle English old, ald, from Old English ald, eald (“old, aged, ancient, antique, primeval”), from Proto-Germanic *aldaz (“grown-up”), originally a participle form, from Proto-Indo-European *h?eltós (“grown, tall, big”). Cognate with Scots auld (“old”), North Frisian ool, ual, uul (“old”), Saterland Frisian oold (“old”), West Frisian âld (“old”), Dutch oud (“old”), Low German old (“old”), German alt (“old”), Swedish äldre (“older, elder”), Icelandic eldri (“older, elder”), Latin altus (“high, tall, grown big, lofty”). Related to eld.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /???ld/, /???ld/, /???ld/
- (US) enPR: ?ld, IPA(key): /?o?ld/
- Rhymes: -??ld
Adjective
old (comparative older or elder, superlative (US, dialectal) oldermost or oldest or eldest)
- Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
- Of a living being, having lived for most of the expected years.
- Of a perishable item, having existed for most, or more than its shelf life.
- Of a living being, having lived for most of the expected years.
- Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.
- Having existed or lived for the specified time.
- (heading) Of an earlier time.
- Former, previous.
- 1994, Michael Grumley, Life Drawing
- But over my old life, a new life had formed.
- 1994, Michael Grumley, Life Drawing
- That is no longer in existence.
- Obsolete; out-of-date.
- Familiar.
- 1991, Stephen Fry, The Liar, p. 37:
- Adrian thought it worth while to try out his new slang. ‘I say, you fellows, here's a rum go. Old Biffo was jolly odd this morning. He gave me a lot of pi-jaw about slacking and then invited me to tea. No rotting! He did really.’
- 1991, Stephen Fry, The Liar, p. 37:
- (Britain) Being a graduate or alumnus of a school, especially a public school.
- Former, previous.
- 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, big old and little old, any old and some old.)
- (obsolete) Excessive, abundant.
- 1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 5 Scene 2:
- URSULA: Madam, you must come to your uncle. Yonder's old coil at home: it is proved, my Lady Hero hath been falsely accused, the prince and Claudio mightily abused;
- 1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 5 Scene 2:
Synonyms
- (having existed for a long period of time): ancient, long in the tooth; see also Thesaurus:old
- (having lived for many years): aged, ageing / aging, elderly, long in the tooth, on in years; see also Thesaurus:elderly
- (having existed or lived for the specified time): aged, of age
- (former): erstwhile, ex-, former, one-time, past; see also Thesaurus:former
- (out-of-date): antiquated, obsolete (of words), outdated; see also Thesaurus:obsolete
Antonyms
- (having existed for a long period of time): brand new, fresh, new
- (having lived for many years): young
- (former): current, latest, new
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
old (plural olds)
- (with the, invariable plural only) People who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group.
- A civilised society should always look after the old in the community.
- (slang) A person older than oneself, especially an adult in relation to a teenager.
- (slang, most often plural) One's parents.
- I had to sneak out to meet my girlfriend and tell the olds I was going to the library.
Anagrams
- DLO, DOL, Dol, LDO, LOD, Lo'd, LoD, Lod, dol, lod
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?l?/, [??l?]
Etymology 1
From Old Norse ?ld, from Proto-Germanic *aldiz, cognate with Gothic ???????????????? (alds).
Noun
old c (singular definite olden, not used in plural form)
- (archaic) period, age, generation
- 1813, N.F.S. Grundtvig, Kristjan den sjette, in: Poetiske Skrifter, vol. 3, p. 306
- 1805, Adam Oehleschläger, Isefjorden / https://kalliope.org/da/text/oehlenschlaeger2019020350
- 1813, N.F.S. Grundtvig, Kristjan den sjette, in: Poetiske Skrifter, vol. 3, p. 306
- (archaic, rare) antiquity
- 1891, Holger Drachmann, Vildt og tæmmet, 299
- 1891, Holger Drachmann, Vildt og tæmmet, 299
Inflection
Derived terms
References
- “Old,1” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
Etymology 2
Clipping of oldtidskundskab.
Noun
old c (uninflected)
- Classical Civilization (a course in secondary school)
- Synonym: oldtidskundskab
Derived terms
- oldlærer
References
- “old” in Den Danske Ordbog
German Low German
Alternative forms
- oold, ol, olt
Etymology
From Middle Low German ôlt. The A became an O through the effect of the velarised L in the same manner as in Dutch oud.
Cognate with English old, Dutch oud, German alt, West Frisian âld.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???t/
Adjective
old (comparative öller, superlative öllst)
- old
Declension
Descendants
- ? German: oll
Hungarian
Etymology
From Proto-Uralic *a?a- (“to loosen, open (up), untie”) + -d (frequentative suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?old]
- Homophone: oldd
- Rhymes: -old
Verb
old
- (transitive) to solve
- (transitive) to untie
Conjugation
Derived terms
(With verbal prefixes):
References
Further reading
- old in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmez? szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: ?ISBN
Middle Low German
Adjective
old
- Alternative spelling of ôlt.
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ole
English
Etymology 1
Spanish olé
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /o?le?/
Interjection
ole
- An interjection used to stir up excitement.
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /owl/
Adjective
ole (not comparable)
- Pronunciation spelling of old.
Derived terms
See also
- ol'
Anagrams
- EOL, Elo, LEO, Leo, Loe, OEL, elo, leo
Chavacano
Etymology
From Spanish oler (“to smell”).
Verb
olé
- to smell
Estonian
Verb
ole
- present indicative connegative of olema
- second-person singular imperative of olema
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ole?/, [?o?le?(?)]
- Rhymes: -ole
- Syllabification: o?le
Verb
ole
- inflection of olla:
- present active indicative connegative
- second-person singular imperative
- second-person singular imperative connegative
Anagrams
- Elo, Leo, elo
Friulian
Etymology
From Latin ?lla.
Noun
ole f (plural olis)
- earthen jar
- cooking pot
Laboya
Noun
ole
- friend
- Synonym: oda
References
- Rina, A. Dj.; Kabba, John Lado B. (2011) , “ole”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 75
Latin
Verb
ol?
- second-person singular present active imperative of ole?
Middle English
Etymology 1
Noun
ole (plural oles)
- Alternative form of hole (“hole”)
Etymology 2
Adjective
ole
- Alternative form of hole (“healthy, whole”)
Etymology 3
Noun
ole (uncountable)
- Alternative form of oile (“oil”)
Etymology 4
Adjective
ole
- Alternative form of olde (“old”)
Northern Sami
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /?ole/
Verb
ol?
- inflection of ollit:
- present indicative connegative
- second-person singular imperative
- imperative connegative
Papiamentu
Etymology
From Spanish oler.
Verb
ole
- to smell
Volapük
Pronoun
ole
- (dative singular of ol) to you (where the "you" is singular)
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