faldr

See also: -faldr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *falþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“to fold”), see also Old English fealdan, Old High German falton.

Noun

faldr m

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