old-

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

Prefix[edit]

old-

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

Derived terms[edit]

Danish terms prefixed with old-

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Possibly from Middle Low German olt

Prefix[edit]

old-

  1. ancient

References[edit]

Norwegian Bokmål terms prefixed with old-

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Possibly from Middle Low German olt

Prefix[edit]

old-

  1. ancient

References[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk terms prefixed with old-
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