faldr

See also: -faldr

Old Norse

Etymology

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From Proto-GermanicCategory:Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#FALDRCategory:Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic#FALDR *falþaz, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#FALDRCategory:Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#FALDR *pel- (“to fold”), see also Old English fealdan, Old High German falton.

Noun

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  1. knot
  2. pleat, fold
  3. border, edging, hem (usually on the lower end of a garment)
  4. wimple

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “faldr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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