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Webster 1828 Edition

Folk

FOLK

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Noun.
foke. [L. vulgus. The sense is a crowd, from collecting or pressing, not from following, but from the same root, as to follow is to press toward. Gr. Originally and properly it had no plural, being a collective noun; but in modern use, in America, it has lost its singular number, and we hear it only in the plural. It is a colloquial word, not admissible into elegant style.]
1.
People in general, or any part of them without distinction. What do folks say respecting the war? Men love to talk about the affairs of other folks.
2.
Certain people, discriminated from others; as old folks, and young folks. Children sometimes call their parents, the old folks. So we say sick folks; poor folks; proud folks.
3.
In scripture, the singular number is used; as a few sick folk; impotent folk. Mark 6. John 5.
4.
Animals.
The coneys are but a feeble folk. Prov. 30.

Definition 2024

fólk

fólk

See also: folk

Faroese

Noun

fólk n (genitive singular fólks, plural fólk)

  1. people
  2. lineage, dynasty
  3. team
  4. person
  5. guests
  6. chessmen

Declension

n3 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative fólk fólkið fólk fólkini
Accusative fólk fólkið fólk fólkini
Dative fólki fólkinum fólkum fólkunum
Genitive fólks fólksins fólka fólkanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse folk, fólk, from Proto-Germanic *fulką.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /foul̥k/
  • Rhymes: -oul̥k

Noun

fólk n ‎(genitive singular fólks, no plural)

  1. (collective) people

Declension

Derived terms

  • kvenfólk
  • mannfólk
  • vinnufólk
  • þjónustufólk

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fulką.

Noun

fólk n

  1. people

Descendants

Scanian

Etymology

From Old Norse fólk, from Proto-Germanic *fulką.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [fǿlk], [fɔ́lk]

Noun

fólk n ‎(definite singular fólkeð, plural fólk)

  1. people
    Honð slóğ álðriğ hænða fólk í glimme.‎
    She never forgot her people.

Etymology

From Old Norse folk, fólk, from Proto-Germanic *fulką.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fœl̥k/

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