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

• “old-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Possibly from Middle Low German olt

Prefix

old-

1. ancient

References

Norwegian Nynorsk terms prefixed with old-

oldfrue

oldtid

• “old-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.