"-fold" meaning in Middle English

See -fold in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /-fɔːld/, /-fɑːld/
Etymology: Inherited from Old English -feald, from Proto-West Germanic *-falþ, from Proto-Germanic *-falþaz. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|-feald|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English -feald, {{inh+|enm|ang|-feald}} Inherited from Old English -feald, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*-falþ}} Proto-West Germanic *-falþ, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*-falþaz}} Proto-Germanic *-falþaz Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix}} -fold
  1. Forms adjectives meaning "times" or "parts"; -fold. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -fald, -falde, -feld, -folde, -vald Synonyms (early): -feald
    Sense id: en--fold-enm-suffix-VS~EqPtO Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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