Etymology

fauld

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Today it means: A piece of armor worn below a breastplate to protect the waist and hips. Full definition →

Middle English fold
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The story

  1. Middle English · inherited fromfold“enclosure”
  2. English todayfauld

From Middle English fold (“enclosure”). Doublet of fold.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishfold all →

fold

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