sevenfold

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sevenfold

  • /ˈsɛvənfoʊld/

Where it comes from

Inherited from Middle English sevenfold, sevenefold, from Old English seofonfeald. Equivalent to seven + -fold.

adjective

  1. not comparable Seven times as much; multiplied by seven. “I'm through with all pawn-games,” I laughed. “Come, let us have a game of lansquenet. Either I will take a farewell fall out of you or you will have your sevenfold revenge”.
  2. not comparable Having seven parts; composed of seven items. Come down to the sevenfold gates and harry the foemen away!

adverb

  1. not comparable By a factor of seven. And the Lord said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.

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adj multiplied by seven (adjective)

Françaisseptuple
Deutschsiebenfach
Русскийсемикра́тный semikrátnyj

adj having seven parts (adjective)

Italianosettemplice

adv by a factor of seven (adverb)

Deutschsiebenfach

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@misc{sevenfold_2026,
  title = {sevenfold},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sevenfold},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}