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 == Middle English == === Verb === folde alternative form of folden == 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 folde/fold) 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): /ˈfol.de/, [ˈfoɫ.de] === Noun === folde f (nominative plural foldan) (poetic) land, earth, ground ==== Usage notes ==== In compounds, this noun takes the form fold-, losing the final -e. ==== Declension ==== Weak n-stem: ==== Derived terms ==== foldbūend foldweg ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: folde, fold English: fold Scots: fold