enfald

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ainafalþaz (“onefold, simple”), equivalent to ēn +‎ -fald.

Adjective

ēnfald (comparative ēnfaldoro, superlative ēnfaldost)

  1. simple, easy

Declension


Descendants

  • Middle Low German: ênvālt, ênvōlt
    • German Low German: Eenfold (noun)
      • ⇒ German Low German: eenfoldig

Swedish

Noun

enfald c

  1. stupidity and ignorance

Declension

Declension of enfald 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative enfald enfalden — —
Genitive enfalds enfaldens — —

References

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