threfold

Middle English

Middle English numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: thre     Ordinal: thridde     Adverbial: thrie, thries     Multiplier: threfold     Distributive: threfold

Alternative forms

• threfald, thre-fald, threfolde, thre foold, thrifald, þrefold, þrefolde
• (early) þrefald, þreofalt, þreofeald, þreovald, þrofald

Etymology

From Old English þrīfeald; equivalent to and often remodelled after thre +‎ -fold.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθreːfɔːld/

Adjective

threfold

1. triple, threefold (having three parts)
2. triple, threefold (three times)

Descendants

• English: threefold

Adverb

threfold

1. In a threefold way.

Descendants

• English: threefold

References

• “thrẹ̄fōld(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.