παλαιός πᾰλαιός, ά, όν formed from πάλαι old in years, of persons, old, aged, ἢ νέος ἠὲ παλαιός Hom.; π. γέρων, π. γρηῦς Od.; χρόνῳ π. Soph. of things, οἶνος Od.; νῆες Od. of old date, ancient, of persons, Hom.; Μίνως παλαίτατος ὧν ἀκοῇ ἴσμεν Thuc.; οἱ π. the ancients, Lat. veteres, Thuc. of things, Od., Hdt., etc.: —τὸ παλαιόν, as adv. like τὸ πάλαι, anciently, formerly, Hdt., etc.; ἐκ παλαιοῦ from of old, Hdt.; ἐκ παλαιτέρου from older time, Hdt.; ἐκ παλαιτάτου Thuc. of things, also, antiquated, obsolete, Aesch., Soph.