fols

See also: föls and fols.

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *hwollt, from Proto-Celtic *skoltā. Cognate with Breton faout, Irish scoilt, and Welsh hollt.

Noun

fols m (plural folsyow)

1. cleft, fissure, rift, split

   Synonym: saven

Derived terms

• fols rew, fols yey (“ice wedge”)
• folsa (“split”, verb)
• folsans (“splitting, fission”)

Volapük

Numeral

fols

1. (obsolete) forty

Usage notes

• This older term has been replaced with the word foldeg.