- falod
- m (-es/-as) fold, stall, stable, cattle-pen (3)--------see fald
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Ashfold — This unusual and interesting name, of Anglo Saxon origin, and recorded as Ashfold and Ashfull, is an early topographical surname denoting someone who lived, in the first instance, by a fold near an ash tree. The name derives from the Olde English … Surnames reference
Ashfull — This unusual and interesting name, of Anglo Saxon origin, and recorded as Ashfold and Ashfull, is an early topographical surname denoting someone who lived, in the first instance, by a fold near an ash tree. The name derives from the Olde English … Surnames reference
Fold — Fold, n. [OE. fald, fold, AS. fald, falod.] 1. An inclosure for sheep; a sheep pen. [1913 Webster] Leaps o er the fence with ease into the fold. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. A flock of sheep; figuratively, the Church or a church; as, Christ s fold.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fold yard — Fold Fold, n. [OE. fald, fold, AS. fald, falod.] 1. An inclosure for sheep; a sheep pen. [1913 Webster] Leaps o er the fence with ease into the fold. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. A flock of sheep; figuratively, the Church or a church; as, Christ s… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fold — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English falod; akin to Old Saxon faled enclosure Date: before 12th century 1. an enclosure for sheep 2. a. a flock of sheep b. a group of people or institutions that share a common faith, belief,… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Folding — Fold may refer to:*Above the fold, a graphic design concept originating in newspapers *Fold (from the Saxon falod ) meaning a staked off pasture area (e.g. Sheepfold, an enclosure for sheep) and used in place names such as the Fold Villages.… … Wikipedia
Fold Villages — These are a number of villages in the Weald of Surrey and Sussex, whose suffix of fold indicates a common origin as Saxon settlements in cleared areas of woodland.Such settlements were established on the better drained soils of the Weald, the… … Wikipedia
fold — fold1 foldable, adj. /fohld/, v.t. 1. to bend (cloth, paper, etc.) over upon itself. 2. to bring into a compact form by bending and laying parts together (often fol. by up): to fold up a map; to fold one s legs under oneself. 3. to bring (the… … Universalium
Faulder — This is a surname of Olde English and Anglo Saxon pre 7th century origins. It derives from the word falod , meaning a fenced area or yard, plus the suffix er , to indicate a worker at such a place. As such the surname was a medieval job… … Surnames reference
Faulds — This interesting name is of Anglo Saxon origin, and can be either a topographical or an occupational surname deriving from the Old English pre 7th Century falod , fald , meaning fold , an enclosure or pen for sheep or cattle, in Middle English… … Surnames reference
