"fol" meaning in Old French

See fol in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfɔl/ Forms: fole [feminine, nominative, oblique, singular], folle [feminine, nominative, oblique, singular]
Rhymes: -ɔl Etymology: Inherited from Latin follis, follem. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fro|la|follis|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin follis, {{inh+|fro|la|follis}} Inherited from Latin follis Head templates: {{head|fro|adjective|oblique and nominative feminine singular|fole|or|folle|||||g=m|head=}} fol m (oblique and nominative feminine singular fole or folle), {{fro-adj|f2=folle}} fol m (oblique and nominative feminine singular fole or folle)
  1. mad; insane Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-fol-fro-adj-9CTArSNM Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. foolish; silly Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-fol-fro-adj-04V5itN7 Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: folie, folement

Inflected forms

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        "borrowed"
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      "word": "fol"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "i",
        "3": "I"
      },
      "expansion": "I",
      "name": "yesno"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "follis",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Latin follis",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "follis"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Latin follis",
      "name": "inh+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Latin follis, follem.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "oblique",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "folle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "oblique",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "10": "",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "oblique and nominative feminine singular",
        "4": "fole",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "folle",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "g": "m",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "fol m (oblique and nominative feminine singular fole or folle)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "f2": "folle"
      },
      "expansion": "fol m (oblique and nominative feminine singular fole or folle)",
      "name": "fro-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old French",
  "lang_code": "fro",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "folie"
    },
    {
      "word": "folement"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mad; insane"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mad",
          "mad"
        ],
        [
          "insane",
          "insane"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "foolish; silly"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "foolish",
          "foolish"
        ],
        [
          "silly",
          "silly"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɔl/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fol"
}

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