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1 eldest
adjective (oldest: She is the eldest of the three children.) eldsteldstadj. \/ˈeldɪst\/ (superl. av) oldeldst (spesielt om slektninger)eldest hand ( kortspill) forhånd -
2 heir
eəfeminine - heiress; noun(a person who by law receives wealth, property etc when the owner dies: A person's eldest son is usually his heir; A king's eldest son is the heir to the throne.) arving- heirloomarvingsubst. \/eə\/arving, arvtagergeneral\/sole heir enearving, universalarvingheir apparent rettmessig arving, nærmeste arvingheir in tail arving av fideikommissheir to someone eller heir of someone arving etter noenheir to something arvtager til noeheir to the throne tronarving -
3 elder
I 1. 'eldə adjective((often of members of a family) older; senior: He has three elder sisters; He is the elder of the two.) eldre2. noun1) (a person who is older: Take the advice of your elders.) person som er eldre2) (an office-bearer in Presbyterian churches.) menighetsforstander•- elderly- eldest
- the elderly II 'eldə noun(a kind of shrub or tree with purple-black fruit. (elderberries).) hyllebæreldstIsubst. \/ˈeldə\/1) eldre2) ( i menighet) eldsteelders and betters de som er gamle og erfarneIIsubst. \/ˈeldə\/1) ( tre i slekten Sambucus) hyll2) ( tresorten Sambucus nigra) svarthyll3) ( botanikk) forklaring: plante med blader eller blomster som ligner hyll, f.eks. ground elder forklaring: (skvallerkål)IIIadj. \/ˈeldə\/ (komp. av) old1) ( spesielt om slektninger) eldre• which is the elder?2) tidligere tiders, fortidensgammel skikk \/ gammel sedvaneelder hand ( kortspill) forhånd -
4 old
əuld1) (advanced in age: an old man; He is too old to live alone.) gammel2) (having a certain age: He is thirty years old.) gammel3) (having existed for a long time: an old building; Those trees are very old.) gammel4) (no longer useful: She threw away the old shoes.) avlagt, gammel5) (belonging to times long ago: old civilizations like that of Greece.) tidligere, gammel, forhenværende•- old age- old boy/girl
- old-fashioned
- old hand
- old maid
- the old Isubst. \/əʊld\/bare i uttrykkfrom of old fra gammelt av, fra gammel tid(in days\/times) of old i gamle dager, før i tiden, fra gammelt avthe men of old menneskene i gamle dagerIIeldest) \/əʊld\/1) gammel, aldrende2) ( hverdagslig) gammel, god3) gammel, tidligere, forhenværende4) gammel, erfaren5) gammel, utslitt, foreldet, brukt6) gammel-any old how på noen som helst måte på måfå, sjusketany old thing ( hverdagslig) hva som helstas old as the hills så gammel som alle haugergood old...! ( hverdagslig) gode, gamle...!in the old days eller in the days of old i gamle dagerold flame gammel flamme (person man tidligere har vært forelsket i)
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Eldest — Eld est, a. [AS. yldest, superl. of eald old. See {Elder}, a.] 1. Oldest; longest in duration. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Born or living first, or before the others, as a son, daughter, brother, etc.; first in origin. See {Elder}. My lady s eldest… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eldest — [el′dist] adj. [ME < OE eldest(a), ieldest(a), superl. of ald, eald: see OLD] oldest; esp., firstborn or oldest surviving … English World dictionary
eldest — O.E. (Mercian) eldrost, superlative of eald, ald old (see OLD (Cf. old)). Superseded by oldest since 16c. Cf. ELDER (Cf. elder) (1) … Etymology dictionary
eldest — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of one out of a group of people) oldest … English terms dictionary
eldest — elder, eldest, older, oldest 1. Elder and eldest mean the same as older and oldest but they are much narrower in their range of use, being applicable only to people and only as nouns or attributive adjectives (before nouns). You can say his elder … Modern English usage
eldest — /ˈɛldəst / (say elduhst) adjective 1. oldest; now surviving only in the eldest brother, sister, and eldest hand. –noun 2. eldest child: Susie is my eldest. {Middle English, Old English eldest(a), superlative of ald, eald old} …
eldest — el|dest [ˈeldıst] adj especially BrE the eldest of a group of people, especially brothers and sisters, is the one who was born first →↑old eldest son/daughter/brother/child etc ▪ My eldest daughter is 17. ▪ He was the eldest of six children … Dictionary of contemporary English
eldest — [[t]e̱ldɪst[/t]] ADJ SUPERL The eldest person in a group is the one who was born before all the others. The eldest child was a daughter called Fiona... David was the eldest of three boys... The two eldest are already doing well at Kings Wood … English dictionary
eldest — adjective 1 eldest son/sister/child etc the oldest son, etc among a group of people, especially brothers and sisters: Her eldest child is at university now. 2 the eldest the oldest one in a group of people, especially brothers and sisters: I have … Longman dictionary of contemporary English