folye
See also: fôlye
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old French folie; equivalent to fole (“fool”) + -ie.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
folye (plural folyes)
- Folly, idiocy, stupidness; stupid behaviour.
- A folly, mistake, or ill-advised idea.
- Rubbish; bullshit; a quip that is erroneous or useless.
- Sinning, iniquitousness, perfidy, unlawfulness.
- Sexual misconduct or impropriety; lewdness.
- Injury, hurtfulness, wounding.
- Rage, ferocity, lack of sanity
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “fōlīe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-17.
Adjective
folye
- Idiotic, stupid, foolish, ill-thought.
- Immoral, wicked, evil, malicious.
- Lewd, sexually immoral or wrong.
References
- “fōlī, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-17.
Etymology 2
Adverb
folye
- Alternative form of folliche
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare German folgen, Dutch volgen, English follow.
Verb
folye
- to follow
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- Middle English terms borrowed from Old French
- Middle English terms derived from Old French
- Middle English terms suffixed with -ie
- Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Middle English adverbs
- enm:Mind
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- enm:Talking
- Pennsylvania German lemmas
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