Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

olde

/ˈoʊld/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables: olde
IPA: /ˈoʊld/

5

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Archaic spelling of old.

Archaic

name

Alternative form of Old.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Crossbowmen from such distant realms as Texas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Missouri, Illinois, New York, New Jersey and Delaware, all right there in Merrie Olde Arkansas, in the non-medieval year of 1973."
"Staid, olde Britain goes bonkers / ‘Red-Nose Day’ puts chuckle in charity"

Usage

Inflected Forms

more olde (comparative) most olde (superlative) Oldes (plural)

Phrases

Olde English Bulldogge olde tyme olde worlde ye olde

Homonyms

old

Rhymes With

old told hold gold cold sold controlled bold rolled fold enrolled mold

Questions

How do you pronounce olde?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊld/.
What does olde mean?: Archaic spelling of old.

How to pronounce olde

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