old-

See also: old

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German olt, old, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz. Cognate with English old, Dutch oud, and German alt. The adjective exists in the Scandinavian languages only in the comparative and superlative, cf. ældre, ældst.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔl-/, [ˈʌl-]

Prefix

old-

  1. ancient
    oldtid, oldsag
  2. an old form of a language
    oldengelsk, oldnordisk

Derived terms

Danish terms prefixed with old-
oldarabisk
olddansk
oldengelsk
oldfransk
oldgræsk
oldhøjtysk
oldnedertysk
oldnordisk
oldpolsk
oldportugisisk
oldspansk
oldtid

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Possibly from Middle Low German olt

Prefix

old-

  1. ancient

References

Norwegian Bokmål terms prefixed with old-
oldfrue
oldtid

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Possibly from Middle Low German olt

Prefix

old-

  1. ancient

References

Norwegian Nynorsk terms prefixed with old-
oldfrue
oldtid
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