folkred

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noun

People.

OriginMiddle English folkrede ← Old English folcrǣden →
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Meanings

nounfolkred (uncountable)

alternative folkrede

  1. dialectalobsoleteuncountablePeople.

Origin

  1. Old Englishfolcrǣden“decree of the people”
  2. Middle Englishfolkrede
  3. Englishfolkred

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

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APA

folkred. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folkred

MLA

“folkred.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folkred. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “folkred,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folkred.

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