faldr

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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

Noun

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faldr m

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

References

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  • “faldr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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