"foles" meaning in Middle English

See foles in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From fole (“fool”) + -yssh. Etymology templates: {{af|enm|fole|-yssh|id1=fool|t1=fool}} fole (“fool”) + -yssh Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective|altform=1}} foles
  1. Alternative form of folisch Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: folisch
    Sense id: en-foles-enm-adj-IlvtYDeZ Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -yssh, Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 38 23 39 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -yssh: 52 17 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 31 27 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

Etymology: From fole (“fool”) + -es. Etymology templates: {{af|enm|fole|-es|id1=fool|t1=fool}} fole (“fool”) + -es Head templates: {{head|enm|noun form}} foles
  1. plural of fole (“fool”) Tags: form-of, plural Form of: fole (extra: fool)
    Sense id: en-foles-enm-noun-7RoaCGGJ Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 38 23 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 31 27 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: From fole (“foal”) + -es. Etymology templates: {{af|enm|fole|-es|id1=foal|t1=foal}} fole (“foal”) + -es Head templates: {{head|enm|noun form}} foles
  1. plural of fole (“foal”) Tags: form-of, plural Form of: fole (extra: foal)
    Sense id: en-foles-enm-noun-HYW5IwNr Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -es, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 38 23 39 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -es: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 31 27 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 27 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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