fæle

See also: faele

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *failijaz (“true, friendly, familiar, good”), from Proto-Indo-European *pey- (“to adore”). Cognate with Latin pīus (“good, dutiful, faithful, devout, pious”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfæː.le/

Adjective

fǣle

  1. faithful, trusty, good
  2. dear, beloved

Declension
Declension of fǣle — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative fǣle fǣlu, fǣlo fǣle
Accusative fǣlne fǣle fǣle
Genitive fǣles fǣlre fǣles
Dative fǣlum fǣlre fǣlum
Instrumental fǣle fǣlre fǣle
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative fǣle fǣla, fǣle fǣlu, fǣlo
Accusative fǣle fǣla, fǣle fǣlu, fǣlo
Genitive fǣlra fǣlra fǣlra
Dative fǣlum fǣlum fǣlum
Instrumental fǣlum fǣlum fǣlum
Declension of fǣle — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative fǣla fǣle fǣle
Accusative fǣlan fǣlan fǣle
Genitive fǣlan fǣlan fǣlan
Dative fǣlan fǣlan fǣlan
Instrumental fǣlan fǣlan fǣlan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative fǣlan fǣlan fǣlan
Accusative fǣlan fǣlan fǣlan
Genitive fǣlra, fǣlena fǣlra, fǣlena fǣlra, fǣlena
Dative fǣlum fǣlum fǣlum
Instrumental fǣlum fǣlum fǣlum

Adverb

fǣle

  1. truly, well, pleasantly

Descendants
  • Middle English: fele, feele, fell, felle; feale
    • English: feal
    • Scots: feal, feel, feil
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