fols

See also: föls and fols.

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *hwollt, from Proto-Celtic *skoltā. Cognate with Breton faout, Irish scoilt, and Welsh hollt.

Noun

fols m (plural folsyow)

  1. cleft, fissure, rift, split
    Synonym: saven

Derived terms

  • fols rew, fols yey (“ice wedge”)
  • folsa (“split”, verb)
  • folsans (“splitting, fission”)

Volapük

Numeral

fols

  1. (obsolete) forty

Usage notes

  • This older term has been replaced with the word foldeg.
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