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Danish
Etymology
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
Prefix
old-
- ancient
- oldtid, oldsag
- an old form of a language
- oldengelsk, oldnordisk
Derived terms
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Possibly from Middle Low German olt
Prefix
old-
- ancient
References
- “old-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Possibly from Middle Low German olt
Prefix
old-
- ancient
References
- “old-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.