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§7; §106; §276; §295; §310; §343; §562;
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where no dependence is implied,
a people, the inhabitants of a state, a nation:
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the people bearing arms, an army:
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a race, tribe, sect
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where subordination or inferiority is implied,
a body of people in relation to a ruler,
a human ruler
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a divine ruler,
with a general application
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used of the Israelites:
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used of Christians
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used of those in heaven
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lay-folk, the laity in contrast with the clergy, (v. also folcisc)
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the people, followers, attendants of a person
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the general body of a population, the people, the common people
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country-folk,
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v. folc-stów
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in an indefinite sense.
folk, men, people; also in pl. folks
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a crowd, company, troop
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a military troop, body of soldiers:
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(a particular class of) people, the class determined by a word or phrase, (such and such) folk; in pl. folks:
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v. Angel-, ceorl-, eást-; norþ-, síd-, unrím-folc.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “folc.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/45332.

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