Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Honest; upright; without duplicity.
- Single; characterized by oneness: as, the aefauld Godhead.
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- adjective rare, dialectal Characterised by
oneness ;single ; withoutduplicity . - adjective rare, dialectal
Honest ;upright .
Etymologies
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From Middle English anfald, from Old English ānfeald ("single, simple", literally "onefold"), from Proto-Germanic *ainafaldaz (“onefold, simple”), equivalent to one + -fold. Cognate with Dutch eenvoud ("simple, easy"), German Einfalt ("simplicity"), Icelandic einfaldur ("simple"), Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐍃 (ainfalþs, "simple"). More at onefold.
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Examples
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Is it a name, or is it a clan, Or is it an aefauld Hielandman, That ye want the bluid of, bluid of? "
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