fole

From Proto-Albanian *spālai, from Proto-Indo-European *spel 'to cleave, break'. Related to fyell and fell.

fole f (indefinite plural fole, definite singular foleja, definite plural foletë)

1. nest (mainly of birds)

• fyell
• fell

Cf. Modern Greek φωλιά /fo'lja/, from Ancient Greek φωλέα /pho:'lea:/.

From Old French fol, from Latin follis.

• foul, fol, fool, fule, ffuyll, foole, ffoole

• IPA^(key): /foːl/

fole (plural foles)

1. A fool, idiot, or moron; somebody who is stupid or unthinking.
2. An entertainer or joker; somebody who is employed to provide amusement.
3. (rare) Someone who is incapacitated or shocked; someone whose idiocy is temporary.
4. (rare) A victim of a scam or trick; someone who is fooled.

• folen
• folisch
• folliche
• folye

• English: fool
• Scots: fule, fuil

• “fọ̄l (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-17.

fole

1. Foolish, moronic, idiotic, ridiculous.
2. Evil, iniquitous, malign, devilish.
3. Sexually deviant, immoral or sinful.

• Scots: fule, fuil

• “fọ̄l (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-17.

From Old English fola, from Proto-Germanic *fulô.

• fool, foole, ffoole, fowle, foale

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔːl(ə)/

fole (plural foles)

1. A foal (a young horse).
2. A horse regardless of its age.
3. The young of any other mammal, including the human being.

• English: foal
• Scots: fole, foill

• “fōle (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-17.

From fole (noun).

fole

1. Alternative form of folen (“to foal”)
2. First person singular present indicative of folen (“to foal”)
3. First, second, and third person singular present subjunctive of folen (“to foal”)

From Old Norse foli.

fole m (definite singular folen, indefinite plural foler, definite plural folene)

1. a foal (colt or filly)

• føll

From Old Norse fola.

fole

1. to foal (give birth to a foal)

• “fole” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Old Norse foli.

fole m (definite singular folen, indefinite plural folar, definite plural folane)

1. a foal (colt or filly)

• føl

From Old Norse fola.

• fola

fole

1. to foal (give birth to a foal)

• “fole” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Latin follis, follem, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰolǵʰnis, derivative of *bʰelǵʰ- (“to swell”).

fole m (plural foles)

1. bellows (flexible container used to blow air)

• gaita de foles