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Middle English
Suffix
-feald
- (Early Middle English) Alternative form of -fold
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *-falþaz (“-fold”), from Proto-Indo-European *poltos (“-fold”). Cognate with Old Frisian -fald, Old Saxon -fald,
German -falt, Old Norse -faldr, Gothic -𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐍃 (-falþs).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-feald
- suffix denoting multiplication, or consisting of so many parts; -fold
- ānfeald ― simple, onefold
Declension
Declension of -feald — Strong
Declension of -feald — Weak
Derived terms
Descendants