Etymology

deerfold

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Today it means: A fold or park for deer. Full definition →

Middle English *derfald ← Old English dēorfald
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  1. Old English · inherited fromdēorfald“an enclosure or cage for wild beasts, a deer-fold, a park, an enclosure for deer”
  2. Middle English · inherited from*derfald
  3. English todaydeerfold

From Middle English *derfald, from Old English dēorfald (“an enclosure or cage for wild beasts, a deer-fold, a park, an enclosure for deer”), equivalent to deer + fold.

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