fole

See also: føle and fölé

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *spālai, from Proto-Indo-European *spel 'to cleave, break'. Related to fyell and fell.

Noun

fole f (indefinite plural fole, definite singular foleja, definite plural foletë)

  1. nest (mainly of birds)

Cf. Modern Greek φωλιά /fo'lja/, from Ancient Greek φωλέα /pho:'lea:/.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse foli.

Noun

fole m (definite singular folen, indefinite plural foler, definite plural folene)

  1. a foal (colt or filly)
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse fola.

Verb

fole

  1. to foal (give birth to a foal)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse foli.

Noun

fole m (definite singular folen, indefinite plural folar, definite plural folane)

  1. a foal (colt or filly)
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse fola.

Alternative forms

Verb

fole

  1. to foal (give birth to a foal)

References

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin follis, follem, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰolǵʰnis, derivative of *bʰelǵʰ- (“to swell”).

Noun

fole m (plural foles)

  1. bellows (flexible container used to blow air)

Derived terms

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