foot folkn.

Brit.

/ˈfʊt fəʊk/, U.S.

/ˈfʊt ˌfoʊk/

Forms: see foot n. and folk n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: foot n., folk n.

Etymology: < foot n. + folk n. Compare Middle Dutch voetvolc (Dutch voetvolk ), Middle Low German vōtvolk , Middle High German vuozvolc (German Fußvolk ), all denoting infantry. Compare footman n.In later use in sense 1 with allusion to troops fighting in Germany (compare quot. 1859 at sense 1) perhaps an independent formation after German Fußvolk.

Chiefly in singular (with plural agreement). Somewhat rare in later use.

1. Foot soldiers, infantry.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > branch of army > [noun] > infantry

foot folkc1325

pedaile?a1400

putaylea1425

foot band1517

fanterie1575

foot1578

foot troop1579

infantry1579

tolpatchery1864

PBI1916

c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 8210 Sywede þe gode reimond mid is ost wel wide, & vot folc [c1400 BL Add. fet folc, c1425 Harl. fot volc] wiþoute noumbre.

a1450 (?a1300) Richard Coer de Lyon (Caius) (1810) l. 4529 The foote folk and sympyl knaves, In hande they hente ful good staves.

1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) vii. l. 764 Be our party was passit Straith Fulan The small fute folk began to Irk Ilkane.

1859 W. M. Thackeray Virginians II. p. xv Old George Frundsberg of Mindelheim, a colonel of foot-folk in the Imperial service.

1876 W. Morris tr. Virgil Æneids vii. 793 A cloud of foot-folk [L. nimbus peditum] follow him.

1905 Daily Chron. 24 June 4/6 The Scottish army consisted almost exclusively of foot-folk.

2010 J. P. Puype & H. Stevens Arms & Armour Knights & Landsknechts Netherlands Army Museum 241/1 The Flemish foot folk armed with goedendags, a cross between a long and a short polearm, annihilated an army of French knights.

2. People who travel on foot; pedestrians.

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society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [noun] > one going on foot

foota1225

footmana1382

walkerc1390

footera1425

ganger1424

trampler1580

foot folk1583

marcher1589

leg-stretcher1612

foot traveller1631

pedestrian1641

ambulator1652

foot walker1751

turnpiker1812

foot passenger1832

ped1863

voetganger1902

jaywalker1917

stepper1934

foot-slogger1956

1583 tr. B. des Périers Mirrour of Mirth f. 42 The goodman dyd sometimes lodge foote Folkes [Fr. les gens de pied] that were belated in the night.

1662 W. Dugdale Hist. Imbanking & Drayning Fens 201/1 The Prior of Haverholme ought to find a certain boat at the Bothe, neer to the Wathe mouthe, for to carry over foot-folk, aswell by night as day.

1883 M. Crommelin In West Countrie (1885) xxxix. 343 Niches built wisely, long ago, for foot-folk to avoid passing pack-horses.

2014 Guardian (Nexis) 21 June (Review section) 19 Lee can categorise the other foot-folk he meets: there are a few recreational walkers, there are long-term professional tramps [etc.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	foot folk
释义	foot folkn. Brit. /ˈfʊt fəʊk/, U.S. /ˈfʊt ˌfoʊk/ Forms: see foot n. and folk n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: foot n., folk n. Etymology: < foot n. + folk n. Compare Middle Dutch voetvolc (Dutch voetvolk ), Middle Low German vōtvolk , Middle High German vuozvolc (German Fußvolk ), all denoting infantry. Compare footman n.In later use in sense 1 with allusion to troops fighting in Germany (compare quot. 1859 at sense 1) perhaps an independent formation after German Fußvolk. Chiefly in singular (with plural agreement). Somewhat rare in later use. 1. Foot soldiers, infantry. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > branch of army > [noun] > infantry foot folkc1325 pedaile?a1400 putaylea1425 foot band1517 fanterie1575 foot1578 foot troop1579 infantry1579 tolpatchery1864 PBI1916 c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 8210 Sywede þe gode reimond mid is ost wel wide, & vot folc [c1400 BL Add. fet folc, c1425 Harl. fot volc] wiþoute noumbre. a1450 (?a1300) Richard Coer de Lyon (Caius) (1810) l. 4529 The foote folk and sympyl knaves, In hande they hente ful good staves. 1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) vii. l. 764 Be our party was passit Straith Fulan The small fute folk began to Irk Ilkane. 1859 W. M. Thackeray Virginians II. p. xv Old George Frundsberg of Mindelheim, a colonel of foot-folk in the Imperial service. 1876 W. Morris tr. Virgil Æneids vii. 793 A cloud of foot-folk [L. nimbus peditum] follow him. 1905 Daily Chron. 24 June 4/6 The Scottish army consisted almost exclusively of foot-folk. 2010 J. P. Puype & H. Stevens Arms & Armour Knights & Landsknechts Netherlands Army Museum 241/1 The Flemish foot folk armed with goedendags, a cross between a long and a short polearm, annihilated an army of French knights. 2. People who travel on foot; pedestrians. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [noun] > one going on foot foota1225 footmana1382 walkerc1390 footera1425 ganger1424 trampler1580 foot folk1583 marcher1589 leg-stretcher1612 foot traveller1631 pedestrian1641 ambulator1652 foot walker1751 turnpiker1812 foot passenger1832 ped1863 voetganger1902 jaywalker1917 stepper1934 foot-slogger1956 1583 tr. B. des Périers Mirrour of Mirth f. 42 The goodman dyd sometimes lodge foote Folkes [Fr. les gens de pied] that were belated in the night. 1662 W. Dugdale Hist. Imbanking & Drayning Fens 201/1 The Prior of Haverholme ought to find a certain boat at the Bothe, neer to the Wathe mouthe, for to carry over foot-folk, aswell by night as day. 1883 M. Crommelin In West Countrie (1885) xxxix. 343 Niches built wisely, long ago, for foot-folk to avoid passing pack-horses. 2014 Guardian (Nexis) 21 June (Review section) 19 Lee can categorise the other foot-folk he meets: there are a few recreational walkers, there are long-term professional tramps [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.c1325
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