-feald

See also: feald and Feald

Old English

Alternative forms

-fald, -feld

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *-falþaz (“-fold”), from Proto-Indo-European *-pel-to- (“-fold”). Cognate with Old Frisian -fald, Old Saxon -fald, German -falt, Old Norse -faldr, Gothic -𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐍃 (-falþs).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fæɑ̯ld/, [fæɑ̯ɫd]

Suffix

-feald

suffix denoting multiplication, or consisting of so many parts; -fold
ānfeald (“simple, consisting of a single aspect, onefold”)

Derived terms

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Descendants

Middle English: -fauld, -fald, -fold
- English: -fold

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