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-feald
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feald Feald
Middle English
Suffix
enm suffix 1
enm Early ME enm -fold
Old English
Alternative forms
ang -fald -feld
Etymology
From ang gmw-pro *-falþ, from ang gem-pro *-falþaz -fold, from ang ine-pro *pel- *poltos -fold.
Cognate with ofs -fald, osx -fald, de -falt, non -faldr, got -𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐍃.
Pronunciation
feald
Suffix
-fold; forms multiplicative adjectives from numbers, denoting multiplication or consisting of so many parts
ang ān<t:one> ānfeald<t:simple, onefold>
ang þrīe<t:one> þrīfeald<t:threefold>
ang twēntiġ<t:twenty> twēntiġfeald<t:twentyfold>
ang maniġ<t:many> maniġfeald<t:manifold, various; varied; complicated>
Declension
-feald
Derived terms
ang
Descendants
enm -fold