"anfald" meaning in Middle English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈaːnfaːld/, /ˈɔ(ː)nfɔːld/
Etymology: From Old English ānfeald, ānfald (“single, simple”), from Proto-Germanic *ainafalþaz; equivalent to an + -fald. Etymology templates: {{der|enm|ang|ānfeald||}} Old English ānfeald, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*ainafalþaz}} Proto-Germanic *ainafalþaz, {{suffix|enm|an|fald}} an + -fald Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} anfald, {{enm-adj}} anfald
  1. simple, honest; literal
    Sense id: en-anfald-enm-adj-MNfmPilp
  2. single, one, onefold
    Sense id: en-anfald-enm-adj-S3O6Kqru
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: onfold
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