What does "olden" mean?
Olden: Old; ancient; as, the olden time. "A minstrel of the olden stamp." J. C. Shairp.
Additional senses
- 2.To grow old; to age. [R.] She had oldened in that time. Thackeray.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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