folk.
people
Meaning & usage
people
Det var mycket folk på Stigs fest
Det står en massa folk där borta
people a people (larger social unit, often the people of a nation)
Folket har talat. Nisses kebabsås vann omröstningen.
det amerikanska folket
people people (most people or the common people, sometimes also in terms of culture, traditions, etc.)
folk och herrar
folkets fiender
people people (most people or the common people, sometimes also in terms of culture, traditions, etc.) ordinary, reasonable people
Du verkar stressad, Nisse. Ta dig en sup så att du blir som folk.
Uppför dig som folk!
Where this word comes from
From Old Swedish fōlk, from Runic Swedish fulk, from Old Norse fólk, folk, from Proto-Germanic *fulką.
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