olden

• Veraltetes Adjektiv, das die Vergangenheit oder eine frühere Zeit bezeichnet und heute nur noch in festen Wendungen wie 'olden days' oder 'olden times' gebräuchlich ist.

An archaic adjective used to refer to a past time or age, now rarely used except in set phrases like 'olden days' or 'olden times'.

1. Long pastB2formal

   Belonging to a time long ago, especially in history or folklore.

   Längst vergangen

   • In olden times, people traveled by horse and carriage.
   • Stories from olden days often feature knights and dragons.
   • The olden traditions of the village are still celebrated today.

   Synonymeancientbygoneformerold-timeold-worldpast

   Antonymecontemporarycurrentmodernnewpresentrecent