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

lond folk (uncountable)

nation (people of a country)

Descendants

→ English: landfolk (calque)

References

“lōnd-folk, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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