English → Latin
“olden” in Latin
prīscusformer; ancient; old-fashionedvetustusthat which has existed a long time; old, ancient, aged; established, lasting; after or in the manner of the ancients, olantīquusold, ancient; aged; time-honoured, bygoneōlimformerly, in time past, some time ago; once upon a time; one day, once, at some (future) timequondamat a certain time, at one time, once, heretofore, formerly; sometimes
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
olden
priscus; vetustus; antiquus: in olden-times, olim (in times gone by; opposed to nunc): quondam (in former times, formerly).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for olden?
- The usual Latin words for “olden” are prīscus, vetustus, antīquus; also ōlim, quondam. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.