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Olden vs Olde - What's the difference?

olden | olde |

As adjectives the difference between olden and olde

is that olden is from or relating to a previous era while olde is (archaic) old.

As a verb olden

is to grow old; age; assume an older appearance or character; become affected by age.

olden

English

Etymology 1

From .

Adjective

(-)
  • From or relating to a previous era.
  • * Cole Porter, Anything Goes
    • In olden days a glimpse of stocking was looked on as something shocking. Now heaven knows, anything goes.
  • Old; ancient.
  • * 1857 , Martha Griffith Browne, Autobiography of a Female Slave (page 347)
    • We told over the story of past sufferings, and renewed olden vows of devotion.
    English adjectives ending in -en

    Etymology 2

    From .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To grow old; age; assume an older appearance or character; become affected by age.
    • Related terms
    * (l)

    Anagrams

    * ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==

    Noun

    (nb-noun-m1)
  • mast (tree fruit, nut)

    • olde

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (archaic) old

    • Derived terms

    * ye olde

    Anagrams

    * English autological terms ----