folen
See also: fölen
Middle English
editEtymology 1
editFrom fole (“foal”) + -en (infinitival suffix).
Alternative forms
editPronunciation
editVerb
editfolen
- To foal; to give birth or reproduce.
Conjugation
editConjugation of folen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “fōlen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-17.
Etymology 2
editFrom Anglo-Norman foler; equivalent to fole (“fool”) + -en (infinitival suffix).
Alternative forms
editPronunciation
editVerb
editfolen
- (rare) To be foolish; to be stupid.
Conjugation
editConjugation of folen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “fōlen, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-17.
Norwegian Bokmål
editNoun
editfolen m
Norwegian Nynorsk
editNoun
editfolen m
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