folde

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Danish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɔlə/, [ˈfʌlə]

Etymology 1

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

Verb

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

  1. to fold

Further reading

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Etymology 2

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See fold (fold, pen).

Noun

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folde c

  1. indefinite plural of fold

Middle English

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Verb

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folde

  1. Alternative form of folden

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse falda via Danish folde.

Verb

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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

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse falda via Danish folde.

Verb

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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

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Synonyms

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References

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Old English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfol.de/, [ˈfoɫ.de]

Noun

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folde f (nominative plural foldan)

  1. (poetic) land, earth, ground
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      Warað hine wræclāst, · nales wunden gold,
      ferðloca frēoriġ, · nalæs foldan blǣd.
      His path of exile not at all hold twisted gold,
      the cold spirit, not at all earth's glory.

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: folde, fold