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Mony-, Monifald, -fauld, a., n. and adv. Also: monye-, monie-, money- and -fawld, -fold. [North. ME. mony-falde (c 1400), and cf. west midl. and southwest. ME. monivold (13th c.), -folde, OE. moniᵹf(e)ald. The regular Sc. form: cf. also Manyfald, Menifald and Manifold.]

1. adj. Manifold. a. With sing. (non-material) noun: Multiple and varied in character. b. With plur. noun: Numerous and varied.a. c1520-c1535 Nisbet Eph. iii. 10.
That the monyfald wisdom of God be knawne
c1552 Lynd. Mon. 3987.
Ryche men behuffit tyll eait thare gold, Syne deit of hunger mony fold
a1578 Pitsc. I. 45/12.
Behalding this money fauld treassone
1588 King Cat. 86 b.
Quhat fruict haue we of this sacrament being deulie receauit? Verray gryt and monifald
b. c1400 Troy-bk. ii. 1793.
Of all thir … contrar casis mony-fald In-to this nixt buke sall be tald
?1438 Alex. Col. 17. 1513 Doug. i. Prol. 247.
Hys errouris … beyn so playn and eik sa monyfald The hundreth part tharof I leif ontald
1548 Corr. M. Lorraine 270.
I am sorry for the monyfald dangers and displeasouris that I heir ye ar in
1566 Reg. Privy C. I. 480.
The monyfauld crymes
? 1572 Sat. P. xxxvi. 14.
God wait how we ar … blamit for monye tressounis moniefauld
1573 Sempill Sat. P. xxxix. 25.
To call to mynd hir mony fauld gude dedis
a1585 Maitl. Q. xl. 10.
Quho so ȝour bewtie wald behauld Must neidis in ȝow delyit Bot I regaird mair monifauld Ȝour properties perfyit
Ib. lxviii. 36.
Monyefauld
1590 (c 1650) Dundee B. Laws 44.
The monyfold abussis … dailie kything
1621 Acts IV. 613/2.
The monyfold evillis … whiche ensew upoun carding and dyceing

2. n. In phr. be monyfald, many times over. 1567 G. Ball. 191.
Preistis will tak, and his price mak, For les be mony fauld

3. adv. Many times over, in many and various ways. a1400 Leg. S. xvii. 283.
Thai … in ȝerde ar … lowit mony-faulde For thare gud ded of ȝung & aulde
Ib. xl. 413.
Mony-fald
c1420 Wynt. viii. 6693.
How youre worschip … Suld be encressit mony fauld
1513 Doug. v. ix. 48.
The dow … with hir weyngis sorand monyfald
15.. Clar. ii. 1771.
Sir Pennent he rewairdit moniefold
1540 Lynd. Sat. 4364 (B).
Of hir hurdeis scho had na hawld Quhill scho had temid hir monyfawld
c1552 Id. Mon. 1093.
Than grew thair dolour monyfauld
1560 Rolland Seven S. 1340.
Scho cryit, schoutit and murnit monyfald
Ib. 5537.
Galiene … excellit his vncle monyfald In phisick airt
1567 G. Ball. 122.
Sinnand rycht mony fald
a1578 Pitsc. I. 22/23.
Gif our discentione haue ony fordar prograce it wilbe monyfold mair noysum to ws nor [etc.]

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