alder-
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English alder-, from Old English ealra, genitive plural of eall (“all”). Cf. German aller-, Dutch aller-, Old Norse allra.
Pronunciation
[edit]Prefix
[edit]alder-
- (archaic) Of all; having the greatest degree of something.
- alder- + liefest → alderliefest
- alder- + best → alderbest
- alder- + worst → alderworst
- alder- + most → aldermost
- alder- + least → alderleast
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