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olden

[ ohl-duhn ]

adjective

, Literary.
  1. of or relating to the distant past or bygone times; ancient.
  2. old.


olden

/ ˈəʊldən /

adjective

  1. See old
    an archaic or poetic word for old

    in olden times

    in olden days



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Word History and Origins

Origin of olden1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; old, -en 2

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Example Sentences

We, in olden days, had towering kooks and colossal villains.

For those of you who are not old enough to remember, a watch was a device for telling time back in olden days, before smartphones.

Of course, in the olden days, we knew what to think of Americans who quoted extensively from Pravda - right, Comrade Beck?

I signed up to write my sixth book back in the olden days of 2005.

In olden days and on the old continent, criticizing the monarch might limit your life chances.

It is curious that dancing is not mentioned, but dancing in the olden days in Ireland was not, I believe, much indulged in.

I think these extracts are sufficient to give a portraiture of the place in olden times.

Enough of the massive walls is left to convey a vivid idea of the olden grandeur of the castle.

Sometimes land is rented on shares, a very common way in the olden time.

A beautiful picture now comes to my mind—a picture of an ideal mother of olden time.

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