Etymograph

English

threefoldly

Threefoldly comes from Middle English threfoldeli.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500threfoldeli1
  2. Englishtodaythreefoldly1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English threefoldly

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500threfoldeliWiktionary, English threefoldly
  2. EnglishtodaythreefoldlyWiktionary, English threefoldly

Formed from threefold + -ly

Old English þrīfeald ‘threefold, triple’

Middle English threfold ‘triple, threefold’

English threefold

Every English word from Middle English threfoldeli

Today it means

adv In a threefold manner

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “threefoldly”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Middle English threfoldeli / threefoldly

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