See also: Folden

English

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Etymology

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From Middle English folden, yfolden, From Old English fealden, ġefealden, from Proto-Germanic *faldanaz, past participle of *falþaną (to fold), equivalent to fold +‎ -en. Cognate with Dutch gevouwen, German gefalten.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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folden

  1. (obsolete) past participle of fold

Anagrams

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Danish

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Noun

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folden c

  1. definite singular of fold

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English fealdan, from Proto-West Germanic *falþan, from Proto-Germanic *falþaną.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔːldən/
  • (Northern) IPA(key): /ˈfaldən/
  • (Southern) IPA(key): /ˈvɔːldən/

Verb

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folden (third-person singular simple present foldeth, present participle foldynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative feld, past participle folden)

  1. To bend; to flex:
    1. To fold; to bend over.
    2. To be bent; to curve.
    3. To twist; to braid.
  2. To hug; to cuddle.
  3. To wrap or cover; to coat.
  4. To buckle; to collapse.
  5. To defeat; to bring down.
  6. (of a book, etc.) To snap shut.

Usage notes

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  • Weak forms of this verb are not found before the end of the 14th century.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of folden (strong class 7 or weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) folden, folde
present tense past tense
1st-person singular folde feld, folded
2nd-person singular foldest felde, feld, foldedest
3rd-person singular foldeth feld, folded
subjunctive singular folde felde1, folded1
imperative singular
plural2 folden, folde felden, felde, foldeden, foldede
imperative plural foldeth, folde
participles foldynge, foldende folden, folde, folded, yfolden, yfolde

1 Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

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  • English: fold
  • Scots: fald, fauld

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