Etymology

folkred

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Middle English folkrede ← Old English folcrǣden
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  1. Old English · inherited fromfolcrǣden“decree of the people”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromfolkrede
  3. English todayfolkred

From Middle English folkrede, from Old English folcrǣden (“decree of the people”), equivalent to folk + -red.

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