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Meaning of olde- | Babel Free

Phrase

Definitions

With familial relations, used to denote a removal, usually up three generations or back.

morpheme

Examples

“olde- + mor (“mother”) → oldemor (“great-grandmother”)”
“olde- + born (“children”) → oldeborn (“great-grandchildren”)”
“olde- + onkel (“uncle”) → oldeonkel (“great-granduncle”)”
“olde- + grandonkel (“granduncle”) → oldegrandonkel (“great-granduncle”)”

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