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old

/ˈəʊld/OHLD
/ˈoʊld/OHLD

Meaningaged, of long standing

Common meaning: having lived long

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishealdsource
  2. Middle Englisholdsource
  3. Englishold‘having lived long’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English eald ‘aged, of long standing’.

Roots

  • eald Old English “aged, of long standing”

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