âlden

Meaning

1. parents
2. elderly people
3. ancestors

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɔːdən/

Etymology

Substantive form of âld (“old”).

Sentences

Dat binne ús âlden .

Those are our parents.

Wy ite twa kear yn de wike by syn âlden , op tiisdei en snein .

We have dinner with his parents twice a week, on Tuesday and Sunday.

Myn âlden binne om de njoggentich hinne en wenje noch op harrensels.

My parents are in their nineties and still live on their own.

Guon âlden hawwe moandeitemiddei heel goed holpen mei it fersieren fan de skoalle .

Some parents helped very well with decorating the school on Monday afternoon.