folye

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French folie; equivalent to fole (fool) +‎ -ie.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfoːliː(ə)/, /ˈfɔliː(ə)/

Noun

folye (plural folyes)

  1. Folly, idiocy, stupidness; stupid behaviour.
  2. A folly, mistake, or ill-advised idea.
  3. Rubbish; bullshit; a quip that is erroneous or useless.
  4. Sinning, iniquitousness, perfidy, unlawfulness.
  5. Sexual misconduct or impropriety; lewdness.
  6. Injury, hurtfulness, wounding.
  7. Rage, ferocity, lack of sanity
Derived terms
Descendants
  • English: folly
  • Scots: folly
References

Adjective

folye

  1. Idiotic, stupid, foolish, ill-thought.
  2. Immoral, wicked, evil, malicious.
  3. Lewd, sexually immoral or wrong.
References

Etymology 2

From fole (fool) +‎ -ly.

Adverb

folye

  1. Alternative form of folliche

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German folgen, Dutch volgen, English follow.

Verb

folye

  1. to follow