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field

Pronunciation: /fi͜yld/

“field” is an Old English word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. fold, crease (of clothing), plait, wrinkle
  2. a revolution, turn, roll
  3. turn, course (of time)

Etymology

From a merger of Proto-West Germanic *faldi, from Proto-Germanic *faldiz, and Proto-West Germanic *fald, from Proto-Germanic *faldaz.

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