old-
See also: old
Danish
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editPrefix
editold-
- ancient
- an old form of a language
Derived terms
editNorwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editPossibly from Middle Low German olt
Prefix
editold-
References
edit- “old-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editPossibly from Middle Low German olt
Prefix
editold-
References
edit- “old-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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- Danish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
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