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Aged vs Eldern - What's the difference?

aged | eldern |

As adjectives the difference between aged and eldern

is that aged is while eldern is (of persons) elder; elderly; aged; old or eldern can be (obsolete) made of elder.

aged

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Old.
  • Undergone the effects of time, improving as a result.

    • Alternative forms

    * (disyllabic only)

    Noun

    (head)
  • (uncountable) Old people, collectively.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (age)

    • Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • Having the age of. (primarily non-US)
    • Aged 18, he had no idea what would happen next.
  • * 1865 October 6, “ Court of Special Sessions”, in The New York Times :
    • John Mathews, aged about 18, stood at the bar with his hands in his pockets, alike indifferent to a verdict of acquittal or guilty.
  • * 2012 March 22, Amy Chozick, “ As Young Lose Interest in Cars, G.M. Turns to MTV for Help”, in The New York Times :
    • Forty-six percent of drivers aged 18 to 24 said they would choose Internet access over owning a car, according to the research firm Gartner.

    Anagrams

    * *

    eldern

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) eldern, eldrin, elderne, equivalent to .

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (of persons) Elder; elderly; aged; old.
  • (of things) Not new; old; ancient.

    • Etymology 2

    From an alteration (due to (elder)) of (etyl) .

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (obsolete) Made of elder.
    • He would discharge us as boys do eldern guns. — Marston.
    (Webster 1913)