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Middle English
Etymology 1
Noun
feld
- Alternative form of feeld
Etymology 2
Verb
feld
- first/third-person singular past indicative of folden
- (later) second-person singular past indicative of folden
Old Dutch
Noun
feld n
- Alternative spelling of felt
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *felþu, from Proto-Germanic *felþuz. Cognate with Old Frisian feld, Old Saxon feld, Old High German feld.
Pronunciation
Noun
feld m
- field
Usage notes
- Originally a u-stem, both u-stem and a-stem declensions occur.
Declension
- u-stem
Declension of feld (strong u-stem)
- a-stem
Declension of feld (strong a-stem)
Hyponyms
Descendants
Old Frisian
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *felþu, from Proto-Germanic *felþą, from Proto-Indo-European *pelth₂-. Cognates include Old English feld, Old Saxon feld and Old Dutch felt.
Pronunciation
Noun
feld m
- field
Descendants
References
- Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN