"folden" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Danish]

Head templates: {{head|da|noun form}} folden
  1. definite singular of fold Tags: common-gender, definite, form-of, singular Form of: fold
    Sense id: en-folden-da-noun-3~GY9DDW Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header

Verb [English]

Rhymes: -əʊldən Etymology: From Middle English folden, yfolden, From Old English fealden, ġefealden, from Proto-Germanic *faldanaz, past participle of *falþaną (“to fold”), equivalent to fold + -en. Cognate with Dutch gevouwen, German gefalten. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|folden}} Middle English folden, {{m|enm|yfolden}} yfolden, {{inh|en|ang|fealden}} Old English fealden, {{m|ang|ġefealden}} ġefealden, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*faldanaz}} Proto-Germanic *faldanaz, {{m|gem-pro|*falþaną|t=to fold}} *falþaną (“to fold”), {{suffix|en|fold|en}} fold + -en, {{cog|nl|gevouwen}} Dutch gevouwen, {{cog|de|gefalten}} German gefalten Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} folden
  1. (obsolete) past participle of fold Tags: form-of, obsolete, participle, past Form of: fold
    Sense id: en-folden-en-verb-8lL7Dsqu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -en, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 9 36 34 3 2 5 1 3 4 3

Verb [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈfɔːldən/, /ˈfaldən/ [Northern-Middle-English], /ˈvɔːldən/ [Southern-Middle-English]
Etymology: From Old English fealdan, from Proto-West Germanic *falþan, from Proto-Germanic *falþaną. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|fealdan}} Old English fealdan, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*falþan}} Proto-West Germanic *falþan, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*falþaną}} Proto-Germanic *falþaną Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} folden, {{enm-verb|foldeth|foldynge|feld|folden}} folden (third-person singular simple present foldeth, present participle foldynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative feld, past participle folden) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-st|fold|feld|c=7|w=ed}} Forms: foldeth [present, singular, third-person], foldynge [participle, present], feld [first-person, indicative, past, singular, third-person], folden [participle, past], strong weak [table-tags], folden [infinitive], to folden [infinitive], folde [infinitive], folde [first-person, present, singular], feld [first-person, past, singular], folded [first-person, past, singular], foldest [present, second-person, singular], felde [past, second-person, singular], feld [past, second-person, singular], foldedest [past, second-person, singular], foldeth [present, singular, third-person], feld [past, singular, third-person], folded [past, singular, third-person], folde [present, singular, subjunctive], felde [past, singular, subjunctive], folded [past, singular, subjunctive], folde [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], folden [plural, present], folde [plural, present], felden [past, plural], felde [past, plural], foldeden [past, plural], foldede [past, plural], foldeth [imperative, plural, present], folde [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], foldynge [participle, present], foldende [participle, present], folden [participle, past], folde [participle, past], folded [participle, past], yfolden [participle, past], yfolde [participle, past]
  1. To bend; to flex:
    To fold; to bend over.
    Sense id: en-folden-enm-verb-bGIi-9YE Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 9 36 34 3 2 5 1 3 4 3
  2. To bend; to flex:
    To be bent; to curve.
    Sense id: en-folden-enm-verb-7B4GAWvF
  3. To bend; to flex:
    To twist; to braid.
    Sense id: en-folden-enm-verb-QaRN2gyt
  4. To hug; to cuddle.
    Sense id: en-folden-enm-verb-ZA9rppf7
  5. To wrap or cover; to coat.
    Sense id: en-folden-enm-verb-ENXWHwx8
  6. To buckle; to collapse.
    Sense id: en-folden-enm-verb-c6V5V7Wr
  7. To defeat; to bring down.
    Sense id: en-folden-enm-verb-ScLWORGq
  8. (of a book, etc.) To snap shut. Tags: usually
    Sense id: en-folden-enm-verb-0H02SZXt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: foldyn, ffolde, folde, volden, volde, falde [Northern], ffalde, fawlde

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Danish non-lemma forms",
        "Danish noun forms"
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        "definite singular of fold"
      ],
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        "common-gender",
        "definite",
        "form-of",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Middle English verbs",
    "Middle English weak verbs"
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "name": "m"
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      "expansion": "Old English fealden",
      "name": "inh"
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      "args": {
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      "name": "m"
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "t": "to fold"
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "3": "en"
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      "name": "suffix"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gevouwen"
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      "expansion": "Dutch gevouwen",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gefalten"
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      "expansion": "German gefalten",
      "name": "cog"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English folden, yfolden, From Old English fealden, ġefealden, from Proto-Germanic *faldanaz, past participle of *falþaną (“to fold”), equivalent to fold + -en. Cognate with Dutch gevouwen, German gefalten.",
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        "English terms derived from Old English",
        "English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
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        "English terms inherited from Old English",
        "English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
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          "word": "fold"
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        "past participle of fold"
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        [
          "fold",
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        "(obsolete) past participle of fold"
      ],
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    {
      "rhymes": "-əʊldən"
    }
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}

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    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
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    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
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    "Middle English verbs",
    "Middle English weak verbs"
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    }
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      "form": "foldeth",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "foldynge",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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        "third-person"
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      "form": "folden",
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        "past"
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      "form": "strong weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enm-conj-st",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "7 or weak in -ed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
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      "form": "folden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "to folden",
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      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
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    },
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      "form": "folde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
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      "form": "folde",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "folded",
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        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "foldest",
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        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "felde",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "feld",
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        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "foldedest",
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        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
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        "present",
        "singular",
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        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
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        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
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        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
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        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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      "form": "folde",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-",
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        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "plural",
        "present"
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        "plural",
        "present"
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        "past",
        "plural"
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    },
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        "past",
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        "plural"
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        "past",
        "plural"
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        "participle",
        "present"
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        "participle",
        "present"
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      "form": "folden",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "folde",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "folded",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yfolden",
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yfolde",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "To bend; to flex:",
        "To fold; to bend over."
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        "To bend; to flex:",
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      ],
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        [
          "bend",
          "bend"
        ],
        [
          "flex",
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        ],
        [
          "twist",
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        [
          "braid",
          "braid"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To hug; to cuddle."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hug",
          "hug"
        ],
        [
          "cuddle",
          "cuddle"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To wrap or cover; to coat."
      ],
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        [
          "wrap",
          "wrap"
        ],
        [
          "cover",
          "cover"
        ],
        [
          "coat",
          "coat"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To buckle; to collapse."
      ],
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        [
          "buckle",
          "buckle"
        ],
        [
          "collapse",
          "collapse"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To defeat; to bring down."
      ],
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        [
          "defeat",
          "defeat"
        ],
        [
          "bring",
          "bring"
        ],
        [
          "down",
          "down"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To snap shut."
      ],
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        [
          "snap",
          "snap"
        ],
        [
          "shut",
          "shut"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of a book, etc.) To snap shut."
      ],
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        "of a book"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "usually"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɔːldən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfaldən/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvɔːldən/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Middle-English"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "foldyn"
    },
    {
      "word": "ffolde"
    },
    {
      "word": "folde"
    },
    {
      "word": "volden"
    },
    {
      "word": "volde"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern"
      ],
      "word": "falde"
    },
    {
      "word": "ffalde"
    },
    {
      "word": "fawlde"
    }
  ],
  "word": "folden"
}

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