eldern

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English eldern, eldrin, elderne, equivalent to elder +‎ -en. ==== Alternative forms ==== eldren ==== Adjective ==== eldern (comparative more eldern, superlative most eldern) (of persons) Elder; elderly; aged; old. (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) (obsolete) Made of elder wood, or of the elder tree. === References === === Anagrams === Lender, eldren, lender, relend