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Webster 1913 Edition
Fold
Fold
(fōld)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Folded
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Folding
.] [OE.
folden
, falden
, AS. fealdan
; akin to OHG. faltan
, faldan
, G. falten
, Icel. falda
, Dan. folde
, Sw. fålla
, Goth. falþan
, cf. Gr. δι-πλάσιοσ
twofold, Skr. puṭa
a fold. Cf. Fauteuil
.] 1.
To lap or lay in plaits or folds; to lay one part over another part of; to double;
as, to
fold
cloth; to fold
a letter.As a vesture shalt thou
fold
them up. Heb. i. 12.
2.
To double or lay together, as the arms or the hands;
as, he
. folds
his arms in despair3.
To inclose within folds or plaitings; to envelop; to infold; to clasp; to embrace.
A face
folded in sorrow
. J. Webster.
We will descend and
fold
him in our arms. Shakespeare
4.
To cover or wrap up; to conceal.
Nor
fold
my fault in cleanly coined excuses. Shakespeare
Fold
,Verb.
I.
To become folded, plaited, or doubled; to close over another of the same kind; to double together;
as, the leaves of the door
. fold
1 Kings vi. 34.
1.
A doubling,esp. of any flexible substance; a part laid over on another part; a plait; a plication.
Mummies . . . shrouded in a number of
folds
of linen. Bacon.
Folds
are most common in the rocks of mountainous regions. J. D. Dana.
2.
Times or repetitions; – used with numerals, chiefly in composition, to denote multiplication or increase in a geometrical ratio, the doubling, tripling, etc., of anything;
as, four
. fold
, four times, increased in a quadruple ratio, multiplied by four3.
That which is folded together, or which infolds or envelops; embrace.
Shall from your neck unloose his amorous
fold
. Shakespeare
Fold net
, a kind of net used in catching birds.
Fold
,Noun.
[OE.
fald
, fold
, AS. fald
, falod
.] 1.
An inclosure for sheep; a sheep pen.
Leaps o’er the fence with ease into the
fold
. Milton.
2.
A flock of sheep; figuratively, the Church or a church;
as, Christ's
. fold
There shall be one
fold
and one shepherd. John x. 16.
The very whitest lamb in all my
fold
. Tennyson.
3.
A boundary; a limit.
[Obs.]
Creech.
Fold yard
, an inclosure for sheep or cattle.
Fold
,Verb.
T.
To confine in a fold, as sheep.
Fold
,Verb.
I.
To confine sheep in a fold.
[R.]
The star that bids the shepherd
fold
. Milton.
Webster 1828 Edition
Fold
FOLD
,Noun.
1.
A pen or inclosure for sheep; a place where a flock of sheep is kept, whether in the field or under shelter.2.
A flock of sheep. Hence in a scriptural sense, the church, the flock of the Shepherd of Israel.Other sheep I have, which are not of this fold. John 10.
3.
A limit. [Not in use.]FOLD
, n.1.
The doubling of any flexible substance, as cloth; complication; a plait; one part turned or bent and laid on another; as a fold of linen.2.
In composition, the same quantity added; as two fold, four fold, ten fold, that is, twice as much, four times as much, ten times as much.FOLD
,Verb.
T.
1.
To double; to lap or lay in plaits; as, to fold a piece of cloth.2.
To double and insert one part in another; as, to fold a letter.3.
To double or lay together, as the arms. He folds his arms in despair.4.
To confine sheep in a fold.FOLD
,Verb.
I.
Definition 2024
Föld
Föld
Hungarian
Proper noun
Föld
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -e-, front rounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Föld | Földek |
| accusative | Földet | Földeket |
| dative | Földnek | Földeknek |
| instrumental | Földdel | Földekkel |
| causal-final | Földért | Földekért |
| translative | Földdé | Földekké |
| terminative | Földig | Földekig |
| essive-formal | Földként | Földekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Földben | Földekben |
| superessive | Földön | Földeken |
| adessive | Földnél | Földeknél |
| illative | Földbe | Földekbe |
| sublative | Földre | Földekre |
| allative | Földhöz | Földekhez |
| elative | Földből | Földekből |
| delative | Földről | Földekről |
| ablative | Földtől | Földektől |
| Possessive forms of Föld | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Földem | Földjeim |
| 2nd person sing. | Földed | Földjeid |
| 3rd person sing. | Földje | Földjei |
| 1st person plural | Földünk | Földjeink |
| 2nd person plural | Földetek | Földjeitek |
| 3rd person plural | Földjük | Földjeik |
Derived terms
föld
föld
Hungarian
Noun
föld (plural földek)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -e-, front rounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | föld | földek |
| accusative | földet | földeket |
| dative | földnek | földeknek |
| instrumental | földdel | földekkel |
| causal-final | földért | földekért |
| translative | földdé | földekké |
| terminative | földig | földekig |
| essive-formal | földként | földekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | földben | földekben |
| superessive | földön | földeken |
| adessive | földnél | földeknél |
| illative | földbe | földekbe |
| sublative | földre | földekre |
| allative | földhöz | földekhez |
| elative | földből | földekből |
| delative | földről | földekről |
| ablative | földtől | földektől |
| Possessive forms of föld | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | földem | földjeim |
| 2nd person sing. | földed | földjeid |
| 3rd person sing. | földje | földjei |
| 1st person plural | földünk | földjeink |
| 2nd person plural | földetek | földjeitek |
| 3rd person plural | földjük | földjeik |
Derived terms
Compound words
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References
- ↑ Gábor Zaicz, Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete, Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, ISBN 963 7094 01 6