eldern

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Elder; elderly; aged; old.
  2. Made of elder wood, or of the elder tree. not-comparable,obsolete
    — [T]ruth, a heauen he would diſcharge vs as boyes do elderne guns, one pellet to ſtrike out another: […]
  3. Not new; old; ancient.

词形变化

more eldern comparative most eldern superlative eldren alternative

词汇关系

近义词
long in the tooth wizened cobwebby olden

词源

词源 1
From Middle English eldern, eldrin, elderne, equivalent to elder + -en.
词源 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.
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