folde

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɔlə/, [ˈfʌlə]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse falda, from Proto-Germanic *falþaną (to fold).

Verb

folde (imperative fold, infinitive at folde, present tense folder, past tense foldede, perfect tense er/har foldet)

  1. to fold

Further reading

Etymology 2

See fold (fold, pen).

Noun

folde c

  1. indefinite plural of fold

Middle English

Verb

folde

  1. Alternative form of folden

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse falda via Danish folde.

Verb

folde (imperative fold, present tense folder, passive foldes, simple past and past participle folda or foldet, present participle foldende)

  1. to fold
  2. to clasp (one's hands)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse falda via Danish folde.

Verb

folde (present tense foldar, past tense folda, past participle folda, passive infinitive foldast, present participle foldande, imperative folde/fold)

  1. to fold
  2. to clasp (one's hands)

Alternative forms

Synonyms

References

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fuldǭ, *fuldō. Cognate with Old Saxon folda, Old Norse fold.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfol.de/, [ˈfoɫ.de]

Noun

folde f (nominative plural foldan)

  1. (poetic) land, earth, ground

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: folde, fold
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