Etymology

fivefold

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Today it means: Five times as much or as many. Full definition →

Middle English fiffold ← Old English fīffeald
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  1. Old English · inherited fromfīffeald
  2. Middle English · inherited fromfiffold
  3. English todayfivefold

From Middle English fiffold, from Old English fīffeald. Equivalent to five + -fold.

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