folye

See also: fôlye

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French folie; equivalent to fole (“fool”) +‎ -ie.

Alternative forms

• foly, folie, foli, foolie, fooli, fooly, ffoly, ffolye

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔˈliː(ə)/, /ˈfɔliː(ə)/
• (influenced by fole) IPA^(key): /foːˈliː(ə)/, /ˈfoːliː(ə)/

Noun

folye (plural folyes)

1. Folly, idiocy, stupidness; stupid behaviour.
2. A folly, mistake, or ill-advised idea.
3. A quip that is erroneous or useless; rubbish.
4. Sinning, iniquitousness, perfidy, unlawfulness.
5. Sexual misconduct or impropriety; lewdness.
6. Injury, hurtfulness, wounding.
7. Rage, ferocity, lack of sanity

Derived terms

• folily

Descendants

• English: folly
• Scots: folly

References

• “fōlīe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 17 July 2018.

Adjective

folye

1. Idiotic, stupid, foolish, ill-thought.
2. Immoral, wicked, evil, malicious.
3. Lewd, sexually immoral or wrong.

References

• “fōlī, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 17 July 2018.

Etymology 2

From fole (“fool”) +‎ -ly.

Adverb

folye

1. alternative form of folliche

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German folgen, Dutch volgen, English follow.

Verb

folye

1. to follow