old
adjective
- 1
of a very early stage in development
Old English is also called Anglo Saxon
Old High German is High German from the middle of the 9th to the end of the 11th century
- 2
just preceding something else in time or order
the previous owner
my old house was larger
- 3
skilled through long experience
an old offender
the older soldiers
- 4
(used for emphasis) very familiar
good old boy
same old story
- 5
(used informally especially for emphasis)
a real honest-to-god live cowboy
had us a high old time
- 6
of long duration; not new
old tradition
old house
- 7
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
his mother is very old
a ripe old age
- 8
belonging to some prior time
erstwhile friend
our former glory
noun
- 1
past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
Old English is also called Anglo Saxon
Old High German is High German from the middle of the 9th to the end of the 11th century
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