"fole" meaning in Middle English

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Adjective

IPA: /foːl/
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French fol, from Latin follis. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|fol}} Borrowed from Old French fol, {{der|enm|la|follis}} Latin follis Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} fole, {{enm-adj}} fole
  1. Foolish, moronic, idiotic, ridiculous. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-fole-enm-adj-enm:foolish Disambiguation of People: 11 0 13 9 11 5 10 13 0 11 6 6 6
  2. Evil, iniquitous, malign, devilish.
    Sense id: en-fole-enm-adj-X7C00Czz
  3. Sexually deviant, immoral or sinful. Categories (topical): People, Sex
    Sense id: en-fole-enm-adj-AKjgJ0xy Disambiguation of People: 11 0 13 9 11 5 10 13 0 11 6 6 6 Disambiguation of Sex: 6 6 14 6 2 19 2 4 4 4 4 18 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: foul, fol, fule, ffuyll, fool, foole, ffoole
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /foːl/ Forms: foles [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French fol, from Latin follis. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|fol}} Borrowed from Old French fol, {{der|enm|la|follis}} Latin follis Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} fole, {{enm-noun|pl=foles}} fole (plural foles)
  1. A fool, idiot, or moron; somebody who is stupid or unthinking.
    Sense id: en-fole-enm-noun-enm:fool
  2. An entertainer or joker; somebody who is employed to provide amusement. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-fole-enm-noun-VmtD6nZr Disambiguation of People: 11 0 13 9 11 5 10 13 0 11 6 6 6
  3. (rare) Someone who is incapacitated or shocked; someone whose idiocy is temporary. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Sex
    Sense id: en-fole-enm-noun-axbErQ2a Disambiguation of Sex: 6 6 14 6 2 19 2 4 4 4 4 18 12
  4. (rare) A victim of a scam or trick; someone who is fooled. Tags: rare Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-fole-enm-noun-8uazIVFL Disambiguation of People: 11 0 13 9 11 5 10 13 0 11 6 6 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: foul, fol, fule, ffuyll, fool, foole, ffoole Derived forms: folen, folisch, folliche, folye
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɔːl(ə)/ Forms: foles [plural]
Etymology: From Old English fola, from Proto-West Germanic *folō, from Proto-Germanic *fulô. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|fola}} Old English fola, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*folō}} Proto-West Germanic *folō, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*fulô}} Proto-Germanic *fulô Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} fole, {{enm-noun|pl=foles}} fole (plural foles)
  1. A foal (a young horse). Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-fole-enm-noun-enm:foal Disambiguation of People: 11 0 13 9 11 5 10 13 0 11 6 6 6
  2. A horse regardless of its age.
    Sense id: en-fole-enm-noun-VoDBVTOT
  3. The young of any other mammal, including the human being. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-fole-enm-noun-lyfZhtdn Disambiguation of People: 11 0 13 9 11 5 10 13 0 11 6 6 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fool, foole, ffoole, fowle, foale
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} fole
  1. Alternative form of folen (“to foal”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: folen (extra: to foal) Categories (topical): Entertainment
    Sense id: en-fole-enm-verb-enm:to_foal Disambiguation of Entertainment: 5 5 5 11 10 2 7 5 5 5 18 12 8
  2. inflection of folen (“to foal”):
    first-person singular present indicative
    Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: folen (extra: (“to foal”):) Categories (topical): Occupations, Sex Categories (lifeform): Baby animals, Horses
    Sense id: en-fole-enm-verb-kCTpn9jp Disambiguation of Occupations: 6 1 8 7 14 7 10 8 1 8 4 17 11 Disambiguation of Sex: 6 6 14 6 2 19 2 4 4 4 4 18 12 Disambiguation of Baby animals: 3 1 3 2 2 4 7 3 3 9 3 36 24 Disambiguation of Horses: 6 3 5 2 2 3 6 5 3 8 5 32 22 Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 21 19 0 1 0 1 1 1 4 1 0 5 2 19 13 1 2 1 2 2 0 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 17 0 1 0 1 0 1 5 1 0 4 1 26 17 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 1 2 1 2 2 4 8 2 1 7 5 39 26
  3. inflection of folen (“to foal”):
    first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
    Tags: first-person, form-of, present, second-person, singular, subjunctive, third-person Form of: folen (extra: (“to foal”):) Categories (topical): Sex
    Sense id: en-fole-enm-verb-jddvUtja Disambiguation of Sex: 6 6 14 6 2 19 2 4 4 4 4 18 12 Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 21 19 0 1 0 1 1 1 4 1 0 5 2 19 13 1 2 1 2 2 0 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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