folden

== English == === Etymology === 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 === Rhymes: -əʊldən === Verb === folden (obsolete) past participle of fold === Anagrams === enfold, fondle == Danish == === Noun === folden c definite singular of fold == Middle English == === Alternative forms === foldyn, ffolde, folde, volden, volde (Northern) falde, ffalde, fawlde === Etymology === From Old English fealdan, from Proto-West Germanic *falþan, from Proto-Germanic *falþaną. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɔːldən/ (Northern) IPA(key): /ˈfaldən/ (Southern) IPA(key): /ˈvɔːldən/ === Verb === folden (third-person singular simple present foldeth, present participle foldynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative feld, past participle folden) To bend; to flex: To fold; to bend over. To be bent; to curve. To twist; to braid. To hug; to cuddle. To wrap or cover; to coat. To buckle; to collapse. To defeat; to bring down. (of a book, etc.) To snap shut. ==== Usage notes ==== Weak forms of this verb are not found before the end of the 14th century. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: fold Scots: fald, fauld ==== References ==== “fōlden, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.