-fald

fald fałd Middle English Suffix enm suffix 1 enm -fold Old English Suffix ang -feald Old Saxon Etymology From osx gmw-pro *-falþ, from osx gem-pro *-falþaz -fold, from osx ine-pro *-pel-to- -fold. Cognate with ofs -fald, ang -feald (en -fold), goh -falt (de -falt), non -faldr, got -𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐍃. Suffix osx suffix suffix denoting multiplication, or consisting of so many parts; -fold ēnfald "simple", "consisting of a single aspect", "onefold" managfald "manifold" Declension fald fald faldor faldost osx Descendants nds -foolt Scots Suffix sco suffix sco -fauld Swedish Etymology From sv gmq-osw -falder, from sv non -faldr, from sv gem-pro *-falþaz. Cognate with da -fold. The noun suffix is a sv de -falt 1, as in de Einfalt simplicity, simple-mindedness, equivalent to sv -faldighet, as in sv trefaldighet trinity, threefoldness. Suffix sv suffix sv obsolete -fold sv -faldig used to make adjectives -ness, -ity sv Hellre mångfald än enfald. Diversity rather than simplicity. Derived terms sv -falt (used to make adverbs) References saob fald