Fold

Old Norse Dictionary - fold

Meaning of Old Norse word "fold" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

fold Old Norse word can mean:

fold: f. [A. S. folde; cp. Engl. field, Germ. feld], a field of soft grass; flata-foldir, fields, BS. ii. 79; hence fyldinn, adj., q. v. Foldir, f. pl. local name of a grassy oasis in western Icel.; rare in prose, but freq. in poetry:—generally the earth, Alm. 11, Vsp. 57, Hým. 24, Haustl. 5, Edda 97 (in a verse); á foldu, on earth, Hyndl. 40.

fold: II. the name of a fjord and county in Norway, the modern Christjania-fjord; Vest-fold, West-fold, a county; perhaps ‘fold’ is to be taken in this sense, viz. = fjörðr in Hm. 138.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᛚᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

pl.: plural.

q. v.: quod vide.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

viz.: namely.

Works & Authors cited:

Alm.: Alvís-mál. (A. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Haustl.: Haustlöng. (A. I.)

Hým.: Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)

Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

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