different between terms vs eldern

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /t??mz/
• (US) IPA^(key): /t?mz/

Noun

terms

1. plural of term

Verb

terms

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of term

Anagrams

• ERTMS

Swedish

Noun

terms

1. indefinite genitive singular of term

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English eldern, eldrin, elderne, equivalent to elder +? -en.

Alternative forms

• eldren

Adjective

eldern (comparative more eldern, superlative most eldern)

1. (of persons) Elder; elderly; aged; old.
2. (of things) Not new; old; ancient.

Synonyms

• (elderly): aged, long in the tooth, wizened; see also Thesaurus:elderly
• (not new): aged, cobwebby, olden; see also Thesaurus:old

Etymology 2

From an alteration (due to elder) of Middle English ellern (“eldern”), from Old English ellærn, ellarn (“of elder-wood, eldern”), equivalent to elder +? -en.

Adjective

eldern (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Made of elder wood.
   • 1603, John Marston, The Malcontent

     He would discharge us as boys do eldern guns.

Anagrams

• eldren, lender, relend