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-

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

Derived terms

Danish terms prefixed with old-

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Possibly from Middle Low German olt

Prefix

old-

ancient

References

Norwegian Bokmål terms prefixed with old-

“old-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Possibly from Middle Low German olt

Prefix

old-

ancient

References

Norwegian Nynorsk terms prefixed with old-

“old-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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