sheepfold en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈʃiːp.fəʊld/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English shepefald, perhaps from Late Old English sċēapa falde (literally “sheep's fold”), equivalent to sheep + fold.
Meanings
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An enclosure for keeping sheep.
If civilized life had covered over the ancient verities, Dumuzi learns in his tragic death that the sheepfold is still there to reclaim him.
1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 180:
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A flock of sheep.
We weep because the Lord’s sheepfold is guarded by wolves; we despair because truth gasps for breath amid lies.
2025 November 19, Vivian Ren (pseudonym), “The Weeping Believer: A Report from a Chinese Christian”, in Bitter Winter:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sheepfolds | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (54)
bg коша́ра (enclosure) · la ovīle (enclosure) · nl schaapskooi (enclosure) · sk ovčinec (enclosure) · fi lammaskatras (flock of sheep) · pl stado (flock of sheep) · sk ovčiareň (enclosure) · hu juhakol (enclosure) · de Schafhürde (enclosure) · vo jipacek (enclosure) · nb sauegard (enclosure) · rm stalla da nursas (enclosure) · fi lammaskarsina (enclosure) · cy corlan (enclosure) · nb saueinnhegning (enclosure) · ru овча́рня (enclosure) · rm uigl da nursas (enclosure) · fur cjôt (enclosure) · es redil (enclosure) · mk трло (enclosure) · pt redil (enclosure) · cs ovčín (enclosure) · uk коша́ра (enclosure) · fr bergerie (enclosure) · sv fårfålla (enclosure) · hy փարախ (enclosure) · it ovile (enclosure) · ga cró caorach (enclosure) · hit 𒀀𒊭𒀀𒌋𒅈 (enclosure) · ota ماندره (enclosure) · pt aprisco (enclosure) · cmn 羊群 (flock of sheep) · ro stână (enclosure) · ru заго́н для ове́ц (enclosure) · nb saueinngjerding (enclosure) · got 𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍂 (enclosure) · nl schapenstal (enclosure) · de Schafstall (enclosure) · cmn 羊欄 /羊栏 (enclosure) · it pecorile (enclosure) · ja 羊小屋 (enclosure) · nb sauefold (enclosure) · ru коша́ра (enclosure) · ro oierie (enclosure) · cmn 羊圈 (enclosure) · ro țarc (enclosure) · cy defeity (enclosure) · pl owczarnia (enclosure) · pl koszara (enclosure) · es majada (enclosure) · fur tamar (enclosure) · es aprisco (enclosure) · scn mànnira (enclosure) · uk вівча́рня (enclosure)