feallan
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *fallan. Cognate with Old Frisian falla, Old Saxon fallan, Old Dutch fallan, Old High German fallan, Old Norse falla.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfæ͜ɑl.lɑn/, [ˈfæ͜ɑɫ.ɫɑn]
Verb
feallan
- to fall
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Sebastian, Martyr"
- Hwæt ða nicostratus wearð swiðe afyrht þa ða he þæt wundor ge-seah on his wife gedon and feol adune sona to sebastianes fotum...
- Then Nicostratus was greatly afraid, when he saw the miracle wrought on his wife, and straightway fell down at Sebastian's feet,...
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Sebastian, Martyr"
Conjugation
Conjugation of feallan (strong class 7)
| infinitive | feallan | feallenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | fealle | fēoll |
| second person singular | fielst | fēolle |
| third person singular | fielþ | fēoll |
| plural | feallaþ | fēollon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | fealle | fēolle |
| plural | feallen | fēollen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | feall | |
| plural | feallaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| feallende | (ġe)feallen | |
Derived terms
- befeallan
- fiellan
- ġefeallan
- oferfeallan
- on wæl feallan
- tōfeallan
- feallendlīċ
- fealle
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