"onfold" meaning in Middle English

See onfold in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈaːnfaːld/, /ˈɔ(ː)nfɔːld/ Forms: anfald [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English ānfeald, ānfald (“single, simple”), from Proto-Germanic *ainafalþaz; equivalent to on + -fold. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|ānfeald|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English ānfeald, {{inh+|enm|ang|ānfeald}} Inherited from Old English ānfeald, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*ainafalþaz}} Proto-Germanic *ainafalþaz, {{af|enm|on|-fold}} on + -fold Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} onfold, {{enm-adj}} onfold
  1. simple, honest; literal
    Sense id: en-onfold-enm-adj-MNfmPilp Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -fold, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -fold: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 100 0
  2. single, one, onefold
    Sense id: en-onfold-enm-adj-S3O6Kqru

Alternative forms

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