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== Translingual == === Symbol === old (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Mochi. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Mochi terms == English == === Alternative forms === ol, ol', ole (colloquial) owld (eye dialect) aad (Geordie) oul, oul', ould (Ireland) olde (archaic) aud, aul, auld (archaic, Northern England, Liverpool, Scotland, Ireland) wold (archaic, dialect, West Country, Dorset, Devon) === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English old, oold, from Old English ald, eald (“old, aged, ancient, antique, primeval”), from Proto-West Germanic *ald, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz (“grown-up”), originally a participle form, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós (“grown, tall, big”). === Pronunciation === enPR: ōld (UK) IPA(key): /ˈəʊld/, [ˈɔʊ(ɫ)d], [ˈɒʊ(ɫ)d] (Northumbria) IPA(key): /aːd/, /aʊld/ (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈoʊld/, [ˈoːɫd] (General Australian) IPA(key): /əʉld/, [əʉɫd] (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ɐʉld/, [ɒʊ(ɫ)d] Rhymes: -əʊld === Adjective === old (comparative older or elder, superlative oldest or eldest or (US, dialectal) oldermost) 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 of, or more than, its shelf life. Of a species or language, belonging to a lineage that is distantly related to others. Having been used and thus no longer new or unused. Having existed or lived for the specified time. Of an earlier time. Former, previous. That is no longer in existence. Obsolete; out-of-date. Familiar. (UK) Being a graduate or alumnus of a school, especially a public school. Tiresome after prolonged repetition. Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time. Synonym: antique A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive, and combined with another adjective. any old Synonym: ol' (informal, of a person or pet) Indicating affection and familiarity. Designed for a mature audience; unsuitable for children below a certain age. (obsolete) Excessive, abundant. ==== Synonyms ==== (having existed for a long period of time): ancient, long in the tooth, paleo-; 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 ==== (antonym(s) of “having existed for a long period of time”): brand new, fresh, new, neo-, ceno- (antonym(s) of “having lived for many years”): young (antonym(s) of “former”): current, latest, new ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === old (countable and uncountable, plural olds) (with the, invariable plural only) People who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group. (slang) A person older than oneself, especially an adult in relation to a teenager. Near-synonyms: geezer, oldie, oldster; see also Thesaurus:old person (slang, most often plural) One's parents. (Australia, uncountable) A typically dark-coloured lager brewed by the traditional top-fermentation method. Antonym: new === Anagrams === DLO, DOL, Dol, LDO, LOD, Lo'd, LoD, Lod, dol, lod == Danish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔlˀ/, [ˈʌlˀ] === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse ǫld, from Proto-Germanic *aldiz, cognate with Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍃 (alds). ==== Noun ==== old c (singular definite olden, not used in plural form) (archaic) period, age, generation (archaic, rare) antiquity ===== Declension ===== ===== 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, oll, olt, oolt === 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): /ɔːɫt/ === Adjective === old (comparative öller, superlative öllst) old ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → German: oll == Hungarian == === Etymology === From Proto-Uralic *aŋa- (“to loosen, open (up), untie”) + -d (frequentative suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈold] Homophone: oldd Rhymes: -old === Verb === old (transitive) to solve (transitive) to untie ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== (With verbal prefixes): === References === === Further reading === old in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. == Middle English == === Alternative forms === eeld, eelde, eld, elde, holde, oold, olde, wolde ald, awlde, eild (Northern) eald, yalde, yealde (Kent) yolde, yhold, yolle (Southwestern) === 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 Old English and Kentish Old English eald or due to analogy with the comparative eldre or superlative eldest. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔːld/ (Northern) IPA(key): /aːld/ (especially Southern) IPA(key): /ɛːld/ === Adjective === old (plural and weak singular olde, comparative eldre, superlative eldest) Old; long extant or existent: Elderly; advanced in life or lifecycle. Familiar, habitual; established as practice. Relating to old age or senescence. From or relating to an earlier era; ancient: Old-fashioned, archaic; following previous custom. No longer extant or in use; former. Aged; worn or used from age: (of food and drink) Matured, stale. (astronomy, of the moon) In the waning crescent. Mature (fully developed; past its youth). Old (having existed for a given time). ==== Usage notes ==== Especially in late Middle English, the analogical comparative oldre and superlative oldest are also seen. ==== Descendants ==== English: old (dialectal ole, ould, wold) Geordie: aad Scots: aald, auld Yola: yole, yold, yola, yolaw ==== References ==== “ōld(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Noun === old A moon in its first phase after new; a waxing crescent. ==== Synonyms ==== olde mone == Middle Low German == === Adjective === old alternative spelling of ôlt