A branch of Old Low Franconian, with a Frisian substrate, spoken and written during the Middle Ages (c. 9th to 12th century) in the Netherlands and the northern part of present-day Belgium, as well as in areas of northern France along the North Sea coast and adjoining Belgium. This language represents the first attested stage of the Dutch language and its dialects, being succeeded by Middle Dutch in the later Middle Ages.

The Latin language in the period before the age of Classical Latin; that is, all Latin before 75 BC.

The phase of the moon when it is waning. / The moon when it is waning.

(idiomatic) An old and over-conservative person.

plural of old woman

An extinct Tupian language which was spoken by the native Tupi people of Brazil.

(derogatory) An old woman who has never married; a spinster. / The Madagascar periwinkle. / The common zinnia. / An unpopped kernel in a batch of popped popcorn kernels.

(uncountable) A children's card game, sometimes played with a special deck, where the object of the game is for each player to find matches for all the cards in his hand, without being stuck with the single unmatchable card.

Alternative spelling of old-fashioned

Alternative form of old-fashioned