foulc

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Frankish *fulc, *folc (“people, crowd, multitude, troop”), from Proto-Germanic *fulką (“people collectively, multitude; host of warriors”). Cognate with Old High German folc (“people, nation”). More at folk, full.

Noun

foulc oblique singular, m (oblique plural fouls, nominative singular fouls, nominative plural foulc)

  1. flock, herd
  2. (collectively) people
  3. multitude, crowd
  4. (military) troop, host

Descendants

  • Middle French: foule
  • Norman: foule (Jersey)
  • Picard: foûle, foule
  • Walloon: flouhe
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