lond folk
Middle English
Alternative forms
- land folk, londe-folk, land-folk, lond-folke
- (early) land folc, lond-folc, lond folc, londfolc
Etymology
From Old English landfolc; equivalent to lond + folk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɔndˌfɔlk/, /ˈlɔːndˌfɔlk/, /ˈlandˌfɔlk/
Noun
- nation (people of a country)
Descendants
- → English: landfolk (calque)
References
- “lōnd-folk, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.