foli

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse foli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔːlɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɔːlɪ

Noun

foli m (genitive singular fola, nominative plural folar)

1. a foal
2. (slang, of a person) a stud

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Middle English

Noun

foli

1. Alternative form of folye

Adjective

foli

1. Alternative form of folye

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fulô.

Noun

foli m

1. foal
2. (euphemistic) penis

   ”Ek vil brynna fola mínum í vínkeldu þinni,” sagði hann.

   ”I want to water my foal in your wine-spring,” he said.

Declension

  Declension of foli (weak an-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	foli	folinn	folar	folarnir
accusative	fola	folann	fola	folana
dative	fola	folanum	folum	folunum
genitive	fola	folans	fola	folanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: foli
• Norwegian: fole
• Old Swedish: foli, fole
  • Swedish: fåle

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Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse foli, from Proto-Germanic *fulô.

Noun

foli m

1. foal

Declension

Declension of fole (weak an-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fole	folen	folar	folarnir
accusative	fola	folan	fola	folana
dative	fola	folanom	folom	folonom
genitive	fola	folans	fola	folanna

Descendants

• Swedish: fåle

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Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English volley.

Noun

foli f (plural folïau or folis, not mutable)

1. volley

Derived terms

• pêl-foli (“volleyball”)

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “foli”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies