old as Methuselah

*old as Methuselah

very old. (Of a person; refers to a biblical figure held to have lived to be 969. *Also: as ~.) Old Professor Stone is as old as Methusehah but still gets around with a cane.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Aleksandra	ah-lyek-SAHN-drah (Russian), ah-leek-SAHN-drah (Russian), ahl-ek-SAHN-drah (Polish)	Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Serbian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Estonian
Anacleto	ah-nah-KLE-to (Italian, Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Applegarth	['æplgæθ]
Pascaline	-	French
Gus (1)	GUS	English, Scottish
Linnette	li-NET	English (Rare)