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volk¹

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Afrikaans volk. Doublet of folk.

noun

  1. South Africa, plural, plural only The Afrikaner people. The lover, Tertius […] is a journalist regarded by many of his family as a traitor to the volk.

volk²

Where it comes from

From Middle English volk, southern form of folk; compare vixen.

noun

  1. alternative, dialectal, obsolete, plural, plural only Alternative form of folk Edg. Good Gentleman goe your gate, and let poore volke paſſe: […]

Volk³

proper noun

  1. A surname.

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"volk." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/volk. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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volk. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/volk

Chicago

"volk." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/volk.

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@misc{volk_2026,
  title = {volk},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/volk},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}