"folk" meaning in Old Norse

See folk in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *fulką. Etymology templates: {{inh|non|gem-pro|*fulką}} Proto-Germanic *fulką Head templates: {{head|non|noun||{{{2}}}|or|||{{{datacc}}}||{{{dative}}}||{{{3}}}|or|||{{{ap}}}|g=n|g2=|head=|sort=|tr=}} folk n, {{non-noun|n}} folk n Inflection templates: {{non-decl-n-a|folk|folk}}, {{non-decl-blank-full|apd=folkin|api=folk|asd=folkit|asi=folk|dpd=folkunum|dpi=folkum|dsd=folkinu|dsi=folki|g=neuter|gpd=folkanna|gpi=folka|gsd=folksins|gsi=folks|notes=|npd=folkin|npi=folk|nsd=folkit|nsi=folk|stem=strong a-stem|title=folk}}, {{non-decl-cell|folk|nsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|folkit|nsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|folk|npi}}, {{non-decl-cell|folkin|npd}}, {{non-decl-cell|folk|asi}}, {{non-decl-cell|folkit|asd}}, {{non-decl-cell|folk|api}}, {{non-decl-cell|folkin|apd}}, {{non-decl-cell|folki|dsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|folkinu|dsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|folkum|dpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|folkunum|dpd}}, {{non-decl-cell|folks|gsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|folksins|gsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|folka|gpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|folkanna|gpd}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], folk [indefinite, nominative, singular], folkit [definite, nominative, singular], folk [indefinite, nominative, plural], folkin [definite, nominative, plural], folk [accusative, indefinite, singular], folkit [accusative, definite, singular], folk [accusative, indefinite, plural], folkin [accusative, definite, plural], folki [dative, indefinite, singular], folkinu [dative, definite, singular], folkum [dative, indefinite, plural], folkunum [dative, definite, plural], folks [genitive, indefinite, singular], folksins [definite, genitive, singular], folka [genitive, indefinite, plural], folkanna [definite, genitive, plural], fólk [alternative]
  1. troop, army Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-folk-non-noun-AgoqWliW Categories (other): Old Norse entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old Norse entries with incorrect language header: 80 20
  2. people Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-folk-non-noun-yQImgPiI

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "lang_code": "is",
      "word": "fólk"
    },
    {
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      "lang_code": "fo",
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    },
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      "lang": "Norn",
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      "word": "fuok"
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          "lang_code": "sv",
          "word": "folk"
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      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "folki",
        "2": "dsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "folkinu",
        "2": "dsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "folkum",
        "2": "dpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "folkunum",
        "2": "dpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "folks",
        "2": "gsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "folksins",
        "2": "gsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "folka",
        "2": "gpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "folkanna",
        "2": "gpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "troop, army"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "troop",
          "troop"
        ],
        [
          "army",
          "army"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "people"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "people",
          "people"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "folk"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Old Norse dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-03-25 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-03-03 using wiktextract (05c257f and 9d9a410). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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