-fald

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See also: fald and fałd

Middle English

Suffix

-fald

  1. Alternative form of -fold

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *-falþaz (-fold), from Proto-Indo-European *-pel-to- (-fold). Cognate with Old Frisian -fald, Old English -feald (English -fold), Old High German -falt (German -falt), Old Norse -faldr, Gothic -𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐍃 (-falþs).

Suffix

-fald

  1. suffix denoting multiplication, or consisting of so many parts; -fold
    ēnfald "simple", "consisting of a single aspect", "onefold"
    managfald "manifold"

Declension


Descendants

  • Low German: -foolt

Scots

Suffix

-fald

  1. Alternative form of -fauld