fole
Middle English
/foːl/, /ˈfɔːl(ə)/
noun
Definitions
- A fool, idiot, or moron; somebody who is stupid or unthinking.
- An entertainer or joker; somebody who is employed to provide amusement.
- (rare) Someone who is incapacitated or shocked; someone whose idiocy is temporary.
- (rare) A victim of a scam or trick; someone who is fooled.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French fol (insane, mad, foolish, silly) derived from Latin follis (bellows, purse, sack, inflated ball, belly, leather bag, paunch, a bag, device, bellows q).
Origin
Latin
follis
Gloss
bellows, purse, sack, inflated ball, belly, leather bag, paunch, a bag, device, bellows q
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- befool English
- damnfool English
- foal English
- foalfoot English
- foalish English
- follis English
- fool English
- fool-hearted English
- foolability English
- foolable English
- fooldom English
- fooler English
- foolery English
- fooless English
- foolest English
- fooleth English
- foolhardy English
- foolhood English
- foolify English
- foolish English
- foolometer English
- foolproof English
- foolship English
- foolsome English
- motley fool English
- outfool English
- superfool English
- tomfool English
- unfool English
- *exfollāre Latin
- *follinus Latin
- *fullāre Latin
- *infolliō Latin
- follicāre Latin
- follis Latin
- follis, follem Latin
- fullāre Latin
- follar Spanish, Castilian
- follón Spanish, Castilian
- φόλλις Ancient Greek
- *bʰelǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *bʰolǵʰnis Proto-Indo-European
- *fulô Proto-Germanic
- fola Old English
- ffoole Middle English
- folehardy Middle English
- folen Middle English
- foles Middle English
- folily Middle English
- folisch Middle English
- folliche Middle English
- folye Middle English
- fool Middle English
- foole Middle English
- foul Middle English
- hardy Middle English
- fjols Danish
- fol Old French
- fol hardi Old French
- folaige Old French
- folie Old French
- fol Galician
- sufleca Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- înfoia Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- fo Norman
- fol Middle French
- *folō gmw-pro
- Folle Alemannic German
- fol Old Occitan
- ful Tok Pisin
- fô Bourguignon