folde

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔlə/, [ˈfʌlə]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse falda, from Proto-Germanic *falþaną (“to fold”).

Verb

folde (imperative fold, infinitive at folde, present tense folder, past tense foldede, perfect tense er/har foldet)

1. to fold

Further reading

• “folde” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “folde,2” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Etymology 2

See fold (“fold, pen”).

Noun

folde c

1. indefinite plural of fold

Middle English

Verb

folde

1. alternative form of folden

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse falda via Danish folde.

Verb

folde (imperative fold, present tense folder, passive foldes, simple past and past participle folda or foldet, present participle foldende)

1. to fold
2. to clasp (one's hands)

References

• “folde” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “folde_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse falda via Danish folde.

Verb

folde (present tense foldar, past tense folda, past participle folda, passive infinitive foldast, present participle foldande, imperative folde/fold)

1. to fold
2. to clasp (one's hands)

Alternative forms

• folda

Synonyms

• falde, falda

References

• “folde” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fuldǭ, *fuldō. Cognate with Old Saxon folda, Old Norse fold.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfol.de/, [ˈfoɫ.de]

Noun

folde f (nominative plural foldan)

1. (poetic) land, earth, ground
   • 10th century, The Wanderer:

     Warað hine wræclāst, · nales wunden gold,
     ferðloca frēoriġ, · nalæs foldan blǣd.

     His path of exile holds in no way twisted gold;
     his cold body in no way earth's glory.

Usage notes

• In compounds, this noun takes the form fold-, losing the final -e.

Declension

Weak n-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	folde	foldan
accusative	foldan	foldan
genitive	foldan	foldena
dative	foldan	foldum

Derived terms

• foldbūend
• foldweg

Descendants

• Middle English: folde, fold
  • English: fold
  • Scots: fold