Felefold

Pronunciation

• enPR: fÄ“l fōld, IPA: /filÌ© foÊŠld/

Alternative forms

• feelefold

Origin

From Middle English felefold ("multiple, many; varied, diverse"), equivalent to feel("many") + -fold, from Old English felefeald ("manifold, many times over"), also felafeald. Compare Dutch veelvoud, German Vielfalt.

Full definition of felefold

Adjective

1. (obsolete) Manifold; multiple, various; varied, diverse adv: many times over; in many ways; in various ways or placesThe grapes grovid a-grete in gardyns aboute, And oþer fruytz felefold in feldes and closes. — Mum and the Sothsegger

Related terms

• fele