ye olde

== English == === Etymology === Pseudo-loan from Middle English, derived from the +‎ old. First attested in 1850. === Pronunciation === (properly) enPR: thē ōld (UK) IPA(key): /ðiː əʊld/ (US) IPA(key): /ði oʊld/ (commonly, spelling pronunciation) enPR: yē ōld (UK) IPA(key): /jiː əʊld(i)/ (US) IPA(key): /ji oʊld/ === Phrase === ye olde Pseudo-archaic form of the old, as to suggest antiquity or old tradition. === Adjective === ye olde (not comparable) Old-fashioned, antiquated, historic, especially in a contrived manner. ==== Usage notes ==== Jocularly added as an adjective to modern nouns to indicate that something is either outmoded or comfortably old fashioned. See ye (“the”) for more on how the spelling arose. Although usually a pseudo-archaicism, when pronounced as "the old", it may be considered a true archaicism. ==== Alternative forms ==== ye-olde === References === “ye olde, adj. & n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. === Further reading === ye olde on Wikipedia.Wikipedia