-feald
See also: feald and Feald
Old English
Alternative forms
- -fald, -feld
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *-falþaz (“-fold”), from Proto-Indo-European *-pel-to- (“-fold”). Cognate with Old Frisian -fald, Old Saxon -fald,German -falt, Old Norse -faldr, Gothic -𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐍃 (-falþs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fæɑ̯ld/, [fæɑ̯ɫd]
Suffix
-feald
- suffix denoting multiplication, or consisting of so many parts; -fold
- ānfeald (“simple, consisting of a single aspect, onefold”)
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Old_English_words_suffixed_with_-feald' title='Category:Old English words suffixed with -feald'>Old English words suffixed with -feald</a>
Descendants
- Middle English: -fauld, -fald, -fold
- English: -fold