EuroHiT/Old
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Definition of the Concept: Most of the words for 'old' are used alike for 'old' vs. 'new' and 'old' vs. 'young'. But a few are used wholly or chiefly in the latter sense, esp. of old persons; and this was the orig. application of many of the others, as indicated by their etym.
Catalan
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Croatian
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| 1 | star | ... | general | general Slavic: Lith. storas 'thick, bulky', ON stōrr 'large, big', fr. the root *stā- 'stand', semantic development from 'standing (firm)' to 'solid', whence 'large' and 'old' | Buck |
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Czech
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| 1 | starý | ... | general | ... | Buck |
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Danish
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| 1 | gammel | ... | mostly of persons (but also of sword in Beowulf) | etym. dub., but prob. as orig. 'of many winters': Lat. hiems, Ir. gemred 'winter', etc. | Buck |
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Dutch
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| 1 | oud | ... | lit. 'nourished, grown' | fr. the root of Goth. alan 'grow up', ON ala, Lat. alere 'nourish' | Buck |
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English
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| 1 | old | since OE eald, ME old | lit. 'nourished, grown' | fr. the root of Goth. alan 'grow up', ON ala, Lat. alere 'nourish' | Buck |
| 2 | ancient | ... | mostly with reference to things 'of former times', but also 'old' of persons | Fr. ancien; fr. deriv. of Lat. ante 'before' | Buck |
| 3 | gamol | only OE | only OE; mostly of persons (but also sword in Beowulf) | etym. dub., but prob. as orig. 'of many winters': Lat. hiems, Ir. gemred 'winter', etc. | Buck |
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Estonian
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Finnish
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French
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| 1 | vieux | ... | general | Lat. vetus, vetustus, dim. vetulus (> VLat. veclus) | Buck |
| 2 | ancien | ... | mostly with reference to things 'of former times', but also 'old' of persons | fr. deriv. of Lat. ante 'before' | Buck |
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Frisian
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German
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| 1 | alt | since OHG alt, MHG alt | general | ... | Buck |
| 2 | OHG firni, MHG virne | ... | 'old' and of persons 'experienced, wise' | Goth. af fairnin jēra 'of the previous year'; fr. *per- in Skt. para-, OE fēor 'far, distant' | Buck |
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Hungarian
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Irish
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| 1 | aosta | ... | lit. 'aged'; aois 'age'; now most general word for 'old' | ... | Buck |
| 2 | crīonna | ... | properly 'wise, experienced', but commonly 'old' of persons | connection with crīn 'withered, shrunk, worn out, old' | Buck |
| 3 | sean- | since Ir. sen | ... | ... | Buck |
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Italian
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| 1 | vecchio | ... | general | Lat. vetus, vetustus, dim. vetulus (> VLat. veclus) | Buck |
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Ladin
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Latvian
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Lithuanian
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| 1 | senas | ... | general | ... | Buck |
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Maltese
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Norwegian
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Polish
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| 1 | stary | ... | general | ... | Buck |
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Slovak
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Slovenian
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Spanish
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| 1 | viejo | ... | general | Lat. vetus, vetustus, dim. vetulus (> VLat. veclus) | Buck |
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Swedish
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| 1 | gammal | ... | mostly of persons (but also sword in Beowulf) | etym. dub., but prob. as orig. 'of many winters': Lat. hiems, Ir. gemred 'winter', etc. | Buck |
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