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Old English
Etymology
From folc + stede.
Pronunciation
Noun
folcstede m (nominative plural folcstedas)
- (poetic) public place, meeting-place
- (poetic) battle-place, battle-field
10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 5:Nǣfre lǣċecynn on folcstede findan meahte, þāra þe mid wyrtum wunde ġehǣlde,…- I could never find physicians on a battlefield, who would heal a wound with herbs,…
Declension
Declension of folcstede (strong i-stem)
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