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)
- 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
- indefinite plural of fold
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)
- to fold
- 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 fold/folde)
- to fold
- 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): /ˈfolde/, [ˈfoɫde]
Noun
folde f (nominative plural foldan)
- (poetic) land, earth, ground
Declension
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | folde | foldan |
accusative | foldan | foldan |
genitive | foldan | foldena |
dative | foldan | foldum |
Derived terms
- foldbūend
Descendants
- Middle English: folde, fold
- Scots: fold