olde-

See also: olde

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the first part of Middle Low German e.g. oldervater, oldevater.

Prefix

olde-

1. With familial relations, used to denote a removal, usually up three generations or back.

   ‎olde- + ‎mor (“mother”) → ‎oldemor (“great-grandmother”)

   ‎olde- + ‎born (“children”) → ‎oldeborn (“great-grandchildren”)

   ‎olde- + ‎onkel (“uncle”) → ‎oldeonkel (“great-granduncle”)

   ‎olde- + ‎grandonkel (“granduncle”) → ‎oldegrandonkel (“great-granduncle”)

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk terms prefixed with olde-

oldebarn

oldefar

oldeforelder

oldemor

oldenevø

oldeniese

oldeonkel

oldetante

See also

• beste-
• grand-
• tipp-

Anagrams

• lode, lòde, odel, odle