Etymology

ninefold

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

Middle English *nynefold ← Old English niġonfeald
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  1. Old English · inherited fromniġonfeald
  2. Middle English · inherited from*nynefold
  3. English todayninefold

From Middle English *nynefold, *niȝenfald, from Old English niġonfeald. Equivalent to nine + -fold.

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