feallan

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *fallan. Cognate with Old Frisian falla, Old Saxon fallan, Old Dutch fallan, Old High German fallan, Old Norse falla.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfæ͜ɑl.lɑn/, [ˈfæ͜ɑɫ.ɫɑn]

Verb

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feallan

  1. 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,...

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: fallen, fellen
    • English: fall
    • Yola: vall, vale, vole