olden
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Is olden a Scrabble word?
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Definition
adj (English)
1. (archaic) Old; ancient.Examples: "We […] told over the story of past sufferings, and renewed olden vows of devotion."; "Beowulf, behind his shield, thrust forth only his right arm. In it he had picked up the sword of Ing, well known in olden lore."Synonyms: auldarchaicnot-comparable
verb (English)
1. (intransitive, dated or rare) To grow old; age; assume an older appearance or character; become affected by age.Examples: "Of all Sedley's opponents in his debates with his creditors which now ensued, and harassed the feelings of the humiliated old gentleman so severely, that in six weeks he oldened more than he had done for fifteen years before—the most determined and obstinate seemed to be John Osborne, his old friend and neighbour […]"; "They were not worldly days; and so, as we olden with our passage through the world, they stay young, and we love them as pure youthful things are loved."Synonyms: elden, mature, to agedatedintransitiverare
Definition source: Wiktionary