foulc

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Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Frankish *fulc, *folc (people, crowd, multitude, troop), from Proto-Germanic *fulką (people collectively, multitude; host of warriors). Cognate with Old High German folc (people, nation). More at folk, full.

Noun

foulc oblique singularm (oblique plural fouls, nominative singular fouls, nominative plural foulc)

  1. flock, herd
  2. (collectively) people
  3. multitude, crowd
  4. (military) troop, host

Descendants

  • Middle French: foule
  • Norman: foule (Jersey)
  • Picard: foûle, foule
  • Walloon: flouhe